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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A common thermoplastic resin used in a wide variety of manufactured products, including drain piping, conduits for wiring, building materials such as siding and flooring, rainwear, and garden hoses.
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- noun A
thermoplastic resin produced by thepolymerization ofvinyl chloride ; used as anelectrical insulator and in many otherapplications . Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.
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- noun a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
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