Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyvinylidene chloride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: polyvinyli-dene chlo-ride
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polymer of vinylidene chloride (CH₂=CCl₂) used as a thin film to wrap and preserve foodstuffs etc.

Inflected Forms

polyvinylidene chlorides (plural)

Synonyms

PVDC

Questions

What does polyvinylidene chloride mean?: A polymer of vinylidene chloride (CH₂=CCl₂) used as a thin film to wrap and preserve foodstuffs etc.

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