vinyl
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- noun
- /ˈvaɪnəl/
- Specialized
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grupo vinilo
- Maybe that's changing, though, with hardbacks, like vinyl, enjoying a new lease of life.
- vinyl chloride
- vinyl ester
Examples
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Music and literature are still kind of a big deal: HMV to increase vinyl sales.
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"I have every record the Kinks ever made - on the original vinyl.
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The needle scrapes across the vinyl with a shrill, finally coming to a stop.
Fiction book (1999) -
Bangs searches for the album—vinyl flying everywhere now, with no regard for album jackets.
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The furniture in the diner is covered in vinyl, making it easy to clean.
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I replaced the old flooring with a new vinyl option that looks like wood.
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The construction worker detailed how his toolkit included vinyl sheeting for waterproofing.
Synonyms
A small chemical part with two joined carbon atoms used to make many plastics
Compounds
- Archaic
A clear, very flammable liquid once breathed in to make people sleep for surgery
- Specialized
A small chemical part with two joined carbon atoms used to make many plastics
- Specialized
A strong plastic made from many small chemical parts often used for pipes and floors
- Specialized
A small chemical group with formula CH2=CH− that reacts easily in making plastics
- Specialized
A plastic material used to make paints and flexible, water resistant products
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vinyl was first a chemists' name for a 'small chemical group' in molecules, with -yl showing it is a part of a larger compound. Because many plastics are made from that group, the word vinyl today refers to the chemical group and the common plastic made from it.