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ポリ塩化ビニル (ポリえんかビニル) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ポリ塩えん化かビニル

ポ

リ

え

ん

か

ビ

ニ

ル

Meanings

1

polyvinyl chloride; PVC

Technical term in chemistry; commonly abbreviated as PVC in English.

ポリ塩

えん

化か

ビニル

は

水すい

道どう

管かん

に

よく

使つか

わ

れる

。

Polyvinyl chloride is often used for water pipes.

Kanji

塩salt
化change, take the form of, influence

Etymology

From English 'polyvinyl chloride', adapted into Japanese as ポリ塩化ビニル (pori enka biniru).