a colorless, water-soluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate: used chiefly as an adhesive and as a sizing agent in the manufacture of textiles, paper, and plastics
Word origin
[1925–30]
Examples of 'polyvinyl alcohol' in a sentence
polyvinyl alcohol
The key ingredient is polyvinyl alcohol, which helps your tears spread more easily across the surface of the eye.