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May 27, 2012
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vi'nyl chlo'ride



Chem.
a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C2H3Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds. Also called chloroethene, chloroethylene.

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vinylbenzenevinyl ether
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