vinyl chloride
noun
: a flammable gaseous carcinogenic compound C2H3Cl that is used especially to make vinyl resins
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Struggling to contain the fire, officials feared five tank cars carrying vinyl chloride were in danger of exploding.
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Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
His work in East Palestine, Ohio—a predominantly white Republican community grappling with the aftermath of a vinyl chloride spill—provides a compelling example of this principle in action.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Outside of the hair extension world, vinyl chloride is primarily used to make PVC for things like pipes and flooring.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
People have also speculated that synthetic braiding hair could be linked to cancer due to the use of vinyl chloride in the chemical coating of the hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
His work in East Palestine, Ohio—a predominantly white Republican community grappling with the aftermath of a vinyl chloride spill—provides a compelling example of this principle in action.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Outside of the hair extension world, vinyl chloride is primarily used to make PVC for things like pipes and flooring.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
People have also speculated that synthetic braiding hair could be linked to cancer due to the use of vinyl chloride in the chemical coating of the hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Vinyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20chloride. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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