vinyl alcohol

noun

: an unstable compound CH₂=CHOH isolated only in the form of its polymers or derivatives

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Kuraray's Eval plant, located on Bay Area Boulevard, opened in 1986 to produce ethylene vinyl alcohol, a chemical used in food packaging. —

Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle, 25 May 2018

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1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vinyl alcohol was in 1873

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“Vinyl alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20alcohol. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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