vinyl

noun
vīʹnĭl

The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.

Other meanings

Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
Phonograph records as a medium.
“Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.”

Related words

ethylene-vinyl acetate
vinyl fluoride
vinyl iodide
beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine
bivinyl
butylvinyl
chlorovinyldichloroarsine
dimethylvinyl
dimethylvinylchloride
ethyl vinyl ether
ethylvinyl ether
gamma-vinyl GABA

Example sentences

“Vinyl records are covered in grooves.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "vīnum".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “vinyl” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.