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vinyl alcohol

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an unstable liquid compound, C 2 H 4 O, found only in the form of its esters or as the polymer polyvinyl alcohol.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vinyl alcohol1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

Previously discovered molecules in the Sagittarius B2 cloud include vinyl alcohol and ethyl formate, the chemical that gives raspberries their flavour and rum its smell.

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vinylacetylenevinylate