PVA

abbreviation or noun

ˌpē-ˌvē-ˈā 

1

: polyvinyl acetate

2

: polyvinyl alcohol

Examples of PVA in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, that doesn’t mean the PVA has disappeared, says Sherri Mason, a chemist and plastics pollution researcher at Gannon University. —Matt Fuchs, Time, 29 Sep. 2025

Inspired by other easy-to-peel-off beauty products, Olive & June found the answer in the form of two ingredients that are frequently used elsewhere in the beauty world: glycerin and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). —Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

Those sales inform the reassessments by the PVA office. —Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

Nvidia Orin Jetson uses a vector engine called PVA, Intel Gaudi uses its own vector processor within its TPCs, Qualcomm Snapdragon has its vector engine within the Hexagon accelerator, as does the Google TPU. —Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

The extruder/hot end can reach 300 degrees C (572 degrees F), which allows the A1 to use PLA, PETG, TPU, and PVA filaments. —PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025

Although the synthetic substance is not fully biodegradable and doesn't simply disappear in its entirety, a large percentage of the makeup of PVA is biodegradable and the substance is considered safe by the EPA. —Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024

That partnership was celebrated countrywide in-store on International Women’s Day 2025, and in October, Lancôme is to sponsor PVA’s Women Veterans Empowerment Retreat. —Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Graduate students in Allen’s group are now engineering sensors and even batteries from polymers such as poly(lactic co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and polycaprolactone (PCL), the same materials used in dissolvable surgical sutures. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 2