vinyl alcohol
noun
: an unstable compound CH2=CHOH isolated only in the form of its polymers or derivatives
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Kuraray's Eval plant, located on Bay Area Boulevard, opened in 1986 to produce ethylene vinyl alcohol, a chemical used in food packaging.
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Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle, 25 May 2018
Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle, 25 May 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Vinyl alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20alcohol. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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