PVC: see polyvinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride (PVC), thermoplastic that is a polymer of vinyl chloride. Resins of polyvinyl chloride are hard, but with the addition of plasticizers a flexible, elastic plastic can be made.
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PVC

in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. It may be blended with more rubbery polymers or copolymerized with other vinyls to obtain products with desired properties. PVC resin mixed with plasticizers (see Waldo Semon), stabilizers, and pigments is made into flexible articles (e.g., raincoats, toys, containers). Nonplasticized resin has been used for rigid products (e.g., water pipes, plumbing fittings, phonograph records). Concern over leaching of vinyl chloride into foods has resulted in restrictions on its use in food containers; its decomposition into hydrogen chloride when burned has also raised concerns. Today it is produced in larger quantities than any other plastic except polyethylene.

PVC

(Permanent Virtual Circuit) A point-to-point connection that is established ahead of time. A group of PVCs defined at the time of subscription to a particular service is known as a "virtual private network" (VPN). Contrast with SVC. See VPN.

PVC

(organic chemistry)

polyvinyl chloride

chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

A plastic, widely used for piping in both hot- and cold-water systems and in drainage systems—especially where corrosion may be a problem.

polyvinyl chloride, PVC

A water-insoluble resin thermoplastic resin that is highly resistant to chemicals and corrosion; widely used for pipe fittings, piping in cold-water systems, and piping in sewage and waste lines.

PVC

1. Pigment volume concentration; the percentage of pigment by volume in the total volume of a paint film.

2. Abbr. for polyvinyl chloride.

1.	(networking)	PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit.
2.	(hardware)	PVC - polyvinyl chloride.

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No references found	2, 2009 (CENS)--China's Department of Commerce has announced it will continue imposing anti-dumping tax on imports of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) originally made in the U. China levies anti-dumping tax on U.S., Japan, S. Korea and Taiwan by The Taiwan Economic News PVC can be found in or on many back-to-school products, including lunch boxes, binders, backpacks, clothes and art supplies. School supplies pose toxic threat to students by Patton, Jessica Rae / Our Planet In the 1970s, problems associated with the installation of piping systems were identified to cause service failures of PVC pressure pipes in the UK (1). The effects of frequency on fatigue threshold and crack propagation ... by Samat, Noorasikin; Burford, Robert; Whittle, Alan; Hoffman, Mark / Polymer Engineering and Science	Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre puy Puy de Dome Puy de Dôme Puy de Sancy Puy-de-Dôme Puy-en-Velay, Le Puyallup Puzanok Puzanov, Aleksandr Puzanov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Puzanov, Ivan Puzanov, Ivan Ivanovich Puzo, Mario Puzyrev, Nikolai Puzyrev, Nikolai Nikitovich Puzyrevskii, Aleksandr Puzyrevskii, Aleksandr Kazimirovich Puzyrevskii, Nestor Puzyrevskii, Nestor Platonovich puzzle puzzolano PV-WAVE PVA PVAc PVC PVCS PVD PVDC PVGA PVI PVM PVN PVP PVY pW PWA Moderne PWB PWI PWM pwn PWR pwt Px64 PXE PXI PXP py pyaemia Pyarnu pyarthrosis	PVASI PVAT PVATS PVAW PVB PVB PVB-CSF PVBA PVBB PVBC PVBD PVBE PVBFC PVBFV PVBH PVBK PVBL PVBM PVBMDC PVBP PVBP PVBR PVBS PVBT PVBV PVBX PVC PVC Insulated / PVC Covered PVC-C PVC-U PVC/h PVC/PVC PVCA PVCASHA PVCB PVCC PVCCDC PVCCF PVCD PVCE PVCF PVCH PVCHR PVCHS PVCI PVCID PVCJ PVCL PVCM PVCN PVCNS

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2, 2009 (CENS)--China's Department of Commerce has announced it will continue imposing anti-dumping tax on imports of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) originally made in the U.

China levies anti-dumping tax on U.S., Japan, S. Korea and Taiwan by The Taiwan Economic News

PVC can be found in or on many back-to-school products, including lunch boxes, binders, backpacks, clothes and art supplies.

School supplies pose toxic threat to students by Patton, Jessica Rae / Our Planet

In the 1970s, problems associated with the installation of piping systems were identified to cause service failures of PVC pressure pipes in the UK (1).

The effects of frequency on fatigue threshold and crack propagation ... by Samat, Noorasikin; Burford, Robert; Whittle, Alan; Hoffman, Mark / Polymer Engineering and Science