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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polyvinyl chloride, PVCnoun

    a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables

  2. premature ventricular contraction, PVCnoun

    irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation

Wikipedia

  1. PVC

    Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: polyvinyl, or simply vinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). About 40 million tons of PVC are produced each year. PVC comes in two basic forms: rigid (sometimes abbreviated as RPVC) and flexible. The rigid form of PVC is used in construction for pipe and in profile applications such as doors and windows. It is also used in making plastic bottles, non-food packaging, food-covering sheets and plastic cards (such as bank or membership cards). It can be made softer and more flexible by the addition of plasticizers, the most widely used being phthalates. In this form, it is also used in plumbing, electrical cable insulation, imitation leather, flooring, signage, phonograph records, inflatable products, and many applications where it replaces rubber. With cotton or linen, it is used in the production of canvas. Pure polyvinyl chloride is a white, brittle solid. It is insoluble in alcohol but slightly soluble in tetrahydrofuran.

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  1. pvc

    PVC, or Polyvinyl Chloride, is a type of plastic material that is commonly used in construction because it is durable, cheap, and easy to assemble. It's often used in products like pipes, bottles, non-food packaging, and cards (like bank or membership cards). It is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PVC in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PVC in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PVC in a Sentence

  1. Deputy City Manager Phillip Urrutia:

    It’s an aging infrastructure that we’re seeing. It’s a cast iron pipe, and so those are typically more susceptible to breaks than other new technologies like PVC pipe that’s going in the ground.

  2. Michael Famoroti:

    There was a scenario where we only considered voters who had picked up their PVC … based on that scenario, the The Labour Party candidate is Labour Party presidential candidate, however, we then also estimated a low turnout scenario. The idea is that these are the harder than hardcore voters and those that most likely will turn up to vote on the day. Under that scenario, the APC candidate … emerges victorious.

  3. Glenn Harnett:

    PVC also releases gases known as volatile organic compounds, which are gases that can irritate the eyes, nose, and lungs.

  4. Wayne Brady:

    I was Goofy and Tigger, especially the Tigger outfit was exactly like wearing the fox outfit with the head and the line of visibility and there was this belt wrapped around your midsection attached to this PVC pipe which is the Tigger tail and the Tigger outfit fit skin-tight.

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