vinyl chloride
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C2H3Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds.
Also called
chloroethene,
chloroethylene.
Words nearby vinyl chloride
vinum,
viny,
vinyl,
vinyl acetate,
vinyl alcohol,
vinyl chloride,
vinyl ether,
vinyl group,
vinyl polymer,
vinylacetylene,
vinylate
Definition for chloroethylene (2 of 2)
Also
chlo·ro·eth·yl·ene
[klawr-oh-eth-uh-leen, klohr-] /ˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ əˌlin, ˌkloʊr-/.
British Dictionary definitions for chloroethylene
vinyl chloride
noun
a colourless flammable gaseous unsaturated compound made by the chlorination of ethylene and used as a refrigerant and in the manufacture of PVC; chloroethylene; chloroethene. Formula: CH:CHCl
Medical definitions for chloroethylene
vinyl chloride
n.
A flammable gas used in the plastics industry as a monomer for polyvinyl chloride and suspected of being a potent carcinogen in humans.
Scientific definitions for chloroethylene
vinyl chloride
A flammable gas used to make polyvinyl chloride. Chemical formula: C2H3Cl.