vinyl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vinyl	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for vinyl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vinyl n a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical] shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.