polyvinyl acetal
noun
Any of a class of synthetic resins prepared by condensing polyvinyl alcohol with an aldehyde, sometimes specifically acetaldehyde (ethanal), and mainly used in safety glass and in lacquers and paints.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
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- make a production of
- make a (quick) quid
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- (make a) run for it
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- make a splash
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- make away with
- make a —— fist of
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