Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyvinyl pyrrolidone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: polyvinyl pyrroli-done
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water-soluble polymer used in pharmaceutical products, paint and as an adhesive for postage stamps and envelopes.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

polyvinylpyrrolidone (alternative)

Derived Forms

PVP

Phrases

polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine complex polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine

Synonyms

polyvidone povidone PVP

Questions

What does polyvinyl pyrrolidone mean?: A water-soluble polymer used in pharmaceutical products, paint and as an adhesive for postage stamps and envelopes.

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