Search Result for "vinyl":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene;
[syn: vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical]
2. shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vinyl \Vi"nyl\, n. [L. vinum wine + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ethenyl \Eth"e*nyl\, n. [Ethene + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3.C. (b) A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, CH2:CH; -- called also vinyl. See Vinyl. [1913 Webster]
