vinyl

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: vīʹnəl, IPA: /ˈvaɪ.nəl/, SAMPA: /"vaI.n@l/ or enPR: vīʹnĭl, IPA: /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/, SAMPA: /"vaI.nIl/
• Rhymes: -aɪnəl
• Rhymes: -aɪnɪl

Noun

vinyl (countable and uncountable; plural vinyls)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene
2. (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics
3. (collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium

   Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.

Translations

univalent radical

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 乙烯基 Finnish: vinyyliryhmä (fi)

Greek: βινυλοχλωρίδιο (el) (vinylochloríδio) n. Japanese: ビニル基 (ja) (ビニルき, biniru-ki) Swedish: vinyl (sv) c.

substance

Finnish: vinyyli (fi) Greek: βινύλιο (el) (vinýlio)

Japanese: ビニル (ja) (biniru)

record

Finnish: vinyyli (fi) Greek: βινύλιο (el) (vinýlio) n.

Japanese: レコード (ja) (rekōdo) Swedish: vinyl (sv) c.

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Translations to be checked

Italian: vinile m.

Derived terms

Terms derived from vinyl

2,2,2-trifluoroethyl vinyl 2-chloroethylvinyl ether 4-vinylcyclohexene beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine bivinyl butylvinyl chlorovinyldichloroarsine dimethylvinyl dimethylvinylchloride divinyl ethylvinyl ether gamma-vinyl GABA, gamma vinyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid heavy vinyl methyl vinyl ketone methylvinyl ketone naphthylvinylpyridine n-nitrosomethylvinylamine

non-virgin vinyl piece of vinyl polyphenylene vinylene, poly(p-phenylene vinylene) polyvinyl rigid vinyl soft vinyl trichlorotrivinylarsine Vinalon vinylacetic acid vinyl acetate vinyl acetylene, vinylacetylene vinyl alcohol vinylate vinylation vinyl benzene, vinylbenzene vinylbital

vinyl blank vinyl bromide vinyl carbinol vinyl chloride vinyl composition tile vinyl copolymer vinyl cyanide vinyl emulation software vinylene vinyl ester, vinylester vinyl ether vinyl ethyl ether, vinylethyl ether vinyl ethylene, vinylethylene vinyl group vinyl halide vinylic vinylidene

Vinylite, vinylite vinylogous Vinylon, vinylon vinyl plastic vinyl polymer vinyl radical vinyl record vinyl resin vinyl siding vinylstyrene vinyltoluene vinyl trichloride vinyl village vinyl vision Vinyon virgin vinyl

Adjective

vinyl (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) containing the vinyl radical
2. Made of polyvinyl chloride.

Translations

containing the vinyl radical

Italian: vinilico (it)

Synonyms

• (containing the vinyl radical): vinylic

Derived terms

• See the Noun section above