Vinyl

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vinyl \Vi"nyl\, n. [L. vinum wine + -yl.] (Chem.)
     The hypothetical radical {C2H3}, regarded as the
     characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of
     unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are
     homologous.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ethenyl \Eth"e*nyl\, n. [Ethene + -yl.] (Chem.)
     (a) A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, {CH3.C}.
     (b) A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series,
         {CH2:CH}; -- called also {vinyl}. See {Vinyl}.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vinyl
       n 1: a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: {vinyl
            group}, {vinyl radical}]
       2: shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for
          floor coverings