a colourless odourless tasteless resin used in emulsion paints, adhesives, sealers, a substitute for chicle in chewing gum, and for sealing porous surfaces
Abbreviation: PVA
polyvinyl acetate in American English
noun
Chemistry
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol
Also called: PVA
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, distinctive feature, dropout, off-line, recycle
Examples of 'polyvinyl acetate' in a sentence
polyvinyl acetate
The drying shrinkage of polyvinyl acetate–vinyl carboxylate specimens was similar to that of the control.
Tsai-Lung Weng 2017, 'Evaluation of cementitious repair mortars modified with polymers', Advances in Mechanical Engineeringhttp://ade.sagepub.com/content/9/1/1687814016688584.full.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this study, polyvinyl acetate as a nontraditional chemical stabilizer was used in soil improvement.
Jin Liu, Yong Wang, Yi Lu, Qiao Feng, Faming Zhang, Changqing Qi, Jihong Wei, DebiPrasanna Kanungo 2017, 'Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties ofExpansive Soil', International Journal of Polymer Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8128020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Refractory aluminosilicate fibers were uniaxially pressed with polyvinyl acetate as binder.
D. Muller, W. Acchar, G. M. C. Silva, E. A. Moreira, J. R. Coury, M. D. M. Innocentini,D. Hotza, C. R. Rambo 2009, 'Processamento e caracterização de filtros cerâmicos fibrosos Processing and characterizationof fibrous ceramic filters', Cerâmicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132009000300012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Specimens were assembled with a 40% solid content polyvinyl acetate adhesive.
Carl Albert Eckelman, Mesut Uysal, Eva Haviarova 2016, 'Statistical Lower Tolerance Limits for Rectangular Mortise and Tenon Joints', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_3_7162_Eckelman_Statistical_Lower_Tolerance_Limits. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The coating with dolomitic limestone and polyvinyl acetate presented the best results of germination and vigor.
Layanne Muniz Sprey, Sidney Alberto do Nascimento Ferreira, Maylla Muniz Sprey 2019, 'Physiological quality of pelleted Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) seeds', Revista Brasileira de Fruticulturahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452019000102001&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the effect of polyvinyl acetate on swelling-shrinkage properties of expansive soil.
Jin Liu, Yong Wang, Yi Lu, Qiao Feng, Faming Zhang, Changqing Qi, Jihong Wei, DebiPrasanna Kanungo 2017, 'Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties ofExpansive Soil', International Journal of Polymer Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8128020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Polyvinyl acetate constitutes a class of polymers that can entirely dissolve in water to form a solution.
Jin Liu, Yong Wang, Yi Lu, Qiao Feng, Faming Zhang, Changqing Qi, Jihong Wei, DebiPrasanna Kanungo 2017, 'Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties ofExpansive Soil', International Journal of Polymer Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8128020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, beams having larger joint angles and beams glued using polyvinyl acetate may have enhanced acoustic properties.
Ali Yavari, Mehran Roohnia 2015, 'Quality Assessment of Scarf Joints Considering the Acoustic Parameters: A NondestructiveApproach', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_3_5083_Yavari_Scarf_Joints_Acoustic_Parameters. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Isocyanate-based adhesives provided relatively strong bonds, and polyvinyl acetate, acryl, and epoxy adhesives were also effective.
Johann Trischler, Dick Sandberg 2014, 'Monocotyledons in Particleboard Production: Adhesives, Additives, and Surface Modificationof Reed Canary Grass', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_3_3919_Trischler_Particleboard_Production. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Specimens containing polyvinyl acetate–vinyl carboxylate at a water–cement ratio of 0.5 presented the highest compressive and bond strength.
Tsai-Lung Weng 2017, 'Evaluation of cementitious repair mortars modified with polymers', Advances in Mechanical Engineeringhttp://ade.sagepub.com/content/9/1/1687814016688584.full.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)