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vinyl alcohol
noun
Chemistry.
- an unstable liquid compound, C 2 H 4 O, found only in the form of its esters or as the polymer polyvinyl alcohol.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vinyl alcohol1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Previously discovered molecules in the Sagittarius B2 cloud include vinyl alcohol and ethyl formate, the chemical that gives raspberries their flavour and rum its smell.
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