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polyvinyl alcohol

water-soluble synthetic polymer
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polyvinyl alcohol

Summary

polyvinyl alcohol is a type of polymer[1]. It draws 1,554 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_polymer category, ranking #21 of 54).[2]

Key Facts

  • polyvinyl alcohol's instance of is recorded as type of polymer[3].
  • polyvinyl alcohol is a type of synthetic resin[4].
  • polyvinyl alcohol is a type of polyol[5].
  • polyvinyl alcohol is a type of Vinyl polymer[6].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's Commons category is recorded as Polyvinyl alcohol[7].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's color is recorded as colorless[8].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[9].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.269'}[10].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's polymer of is recorded as vinyl alcohol[11].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's safety classification and labelling is recorded as NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[12].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's safety classification and labelling is recorded as Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008[13].
  • polyvinyl alcohol's CXSMILES is recorded as []CC(O)[] |Sg:n:1,2,3::ht|[14].

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Definition and Type

polyvinyl alcohol's instance of is recorded as type of polymer[3]. Recorded subclass of include synthetic resin[4], polyol[5], and Vinyl polymer[6].

Why It Matters

polyvinyl alcohol draws 1,554 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_polymer category, ranking #21 of 54).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved . sigmaaldrich.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sigmaaldrich.com. sigmaaldrich.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GESTIS database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polymer of → vinyl alcohol
    Instance of → type of polymer
    Safety classification and labelling → NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 3152971
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530173305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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