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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011143
altLabel
Vinyl Chloride Polymer
PVC
Geon
Viaflex
Homopolymer, Chloroethylene
Chloride, Polyvinyl
Vinylite
Chloroethylene Homopolymer
Polychloroethylene
Ultron
Polymer, Chloroethylene
Chloroethylene Polymer
Ethene, chloro-, homopolymer
Polymer, Vinyl Chloride
AQL
AA AD AE AN CH CL CS EC HI IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU
cui
C0087154
C0740231
C0740232
C0740233
C0032624
DC
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definition
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.