any one of a class of thermoplastic materials formed by the polymerization of vinylidene chloride: used in packaging and for making pipes and fittings for chemical equipment
Also called: saran
polyvinylidene chloride in American English
noun
Chemistry
a polymer of vinylidene chloride, used chiefly in the manufacture of saran
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, aeroembolism, blitz, roomette, unit trust
Examples of 'polyvinylidene chloride' in a sentence
polyvinylidene chloride
Polyvinylidene chloride and polyethylene 29 mm thick were the plastics of choice because of their easy handling.
Antônio Paulino da Costa Netto, Rodrigo Duarte Drummond, Juliana de Maria Felix, RenatoAtílio Jorge, Marcelo Menossi 2009, 'Evaluation of the performance of different plastics used to seal nylon cDNA arraysAvaliação da performance de diferentes plásticos usados para selar arranjos de cDNAem náilon', Ciência e Agrotecnologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542009000700031. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)