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Abstract
A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing, and other packaging. It is also used as a rubber substitute.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Chloroethylene Homopolymer
- Chloroethylene Polymer
- PVC
- Polychloroethylene
- Vinyl Chloride Polymer
- Chloride, Polyvinyl
- Homopolymer, Chloroethylene
- Polymer, Chloroethylene
- Polymer, Vinyl Chloride
- Geon
- Ultron
- Viaflex
- Vinylite
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19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
91(75); was see under POLYVINYLS 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Hydrocarbons (1966)
- Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated (1974)
- Hydrocarbons, Halogenated (1966-1973)
- Polyvinyls (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Polyvinyl Chloride. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011143. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011143
- Polyvinyl Chloride. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride
- Polyvinyl Chloride. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146368