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vinyl alcohol

noun

Definition of vinyl alcohol

: an unstable compound CH2=CHOH isolated only in the form of its polymers or derivatives

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 Kuraray's Eval plant, located on Bay Area Boulevard, opened in 1986 to produce ethylene vinyl alcohol, a chemical used in food packaging. — Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle, "Most injured workers released from hospitals after Kuraray explosion," 25 May 2018 Kuraray's Eval plant, located on Bay Area Boulevard, opened in 1986 to produce ethylene vinyl alcohol, a chemical used in food packaging. — Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle, "Most injured workers released from hospitals after Kuraray explosion," 25 May 2018

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First Known Use of vinyl alcohol

1873, in the meaning defined above

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