Usually means: Polyvinyl chloride, durable synthetic plastic.
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General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. pvc: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. PVC, PVC: Merriam-Webster
  3. PVC: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. PVC: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. PVC: Collins English Dictionary
  6. PVC: Vocabulary.com
  7. Pvc, pvc: Wordnik
  8. PVC, pvc: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. PVC: Wiktionary
  10. PVC: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. PVC: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. PVC: Dictionary.com
  13. PVC (disambiguation), PVC, Pvc: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Pvc: Rhymezone
  15. PVC: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  16. pvc: FreeDictionary.org
  17. pvc: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. PVC: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PVC: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. PVC: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. PVC: CCI Computer
  3. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  4. PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit): Linktionary Networking Glossary
  5. I T Glossary (No longer online)
  6. PVC: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. PVC: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. PVC: Medical dictionary
  4. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  5. PVC: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. PVC: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of chlorine and other chemical related terms (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PVC: Urban Dictionary

Tech (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. PVC: Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary
  2. Book Binding (No longer online)
  3. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  4. PVC: Construction deterioration & building durability glossary
  5. Glossary of Landscape Irrigation Terms (No longer online)
  6. PVC: Coin Collecting
  7. Pool Glossary (No longer online)
  8. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See pvcs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyvinyl chloride. [A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.]
noun:  (medicine) Initialism of premature ventricular contraction.
noun:  (medicine) Initialism of peripheral venous catheter.
noun:  (networking) Initialism of permanent virtual circuit.

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