Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinylon

/ˈvaɪnɪlɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: viny-lon
IPA: /ˈvaɪnɪlɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic fiber produced from polyvinyl alcohol, using anthracite and limestone as raw materials.

Uncountable

Etymology

Probably a blending of (poly)vinyl and nylon. Otherwise, from (poly)vinyl + -on (by analogy with cotton) .

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

vinalon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce vinylon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪnɪlɒn/.
What does vinylon mean?: A synthetic fiber produced from polyvinyl alcohol, using anthracite and limestone as raw materials.
Where does vinylon come from?: Probably a blending of (poly)vinyl and nylon. Otherwise, from (poly)vinyl + -on (by analogy with cotton) .

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