vinyl acetate

noun

: a flammable polymerizable liquid ester CH₃COOCH=CH₂ with a sharp odor that is prepared by catalytic addition of acetic acid to acetylene and that is used chiefly for the production of vinyl resins and in making other vinyl esters by reaction with other acids see polyvinyl acetate

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