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vinyl |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vinyl \Vi"nyl\, n. [L. vinum wine + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical {C2H3}, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ethenyl \Eth"e*nyl\, n. [Ethene + -yl.] (Chem.) a A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, {CH3.C}. b A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, {CH2:CH}; -- called also {vinyl}. See {Vinyl}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vinyl n 1: a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: {vinyl group}, {vinyl radical}] 2: shiny and tough and flexible; used especially for floor coverings
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