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Polyvinyl butyral

Scope note

A tough, flexible, transparent, moistureproof polyvinyl acetal resin made from polyvinyl alcohol and butyraldehyde; used, among other things, as the interlayer in safety glass and other laminated products. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300014511

Broader Terms used

vinyl

Term used for

butyral, polyvinyl
PVB

Created

12yrs ago

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