Usually means: Water-soluble synthetic polymer resin.
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  1. polyvinyl alcohol: Merriam-Webster
  2. polyvinyl alcohol: Wiktionary
  3. polyvinyl alcohol: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. polyvinyl alcohol: Dictionary.com
  5. Polyvinyl alcohol: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Polyvinyl alcohol: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. polyvinyl alcohol: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

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  1. Polyvinyl alcohol: Legal dictionary

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  1. polyvinyl alcohol: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  3. polyvinyl alcohol: Medical dictionary

Tech (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Composite Terms (No longer online)
  3. K & A glossary (No longer online)
  4. POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA): Industry Terms for Fiberglass

Definitions from Wiktionary (polyvinyl alcohol)

noun:  (chemistry) A water-soluble synthetic polymer prepared by partial or complete hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate to remove acetate groups, having many uses, including as an adhesive and surfactant and in freshwater angling.

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