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Vinyl chloride

Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), also known as chloroethene in IUPAC nomenclature, is an important industrial chemical chiefly used to produce its polymer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC). At room temperature, VCM is a toxic, colorless gas with a sickly sweet odor.
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vinyl chloride

[VINE-uhl KLOR-ide]
A substance used to make plastics. Exposure to vinyl chloride may increase the risk of developing liver, brain, and lung cancers; lymphoma; and leukemia.

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Vinyl Chloride

A chemical compound, used in producing some plastics, that is believed to be oncogenic.

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