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PVC

(Encyclopedia)PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.

sylvinite

(Encyclopedia)sylvinite: see potassium chloride. ...

sylvite

(Encyclopedia)sylvite: see potassium chloride. ...

manure salts

(Encyclopedia)manure salts: see potassium chloride. ...

sal ammoniac

(Encyclopedia)sal ammoniac: see ammonium chloride. ...

vinyl plastics

(Encyclopedia)vinyl plastics, group of thermoplastics used in molded products, flexible tubing, material for raincoats, and laminated safety glass. Vinyl plastics are polymers and copolymers of vinyl derivatives (i...

mineral, dietary

(Encyclopedia)mineral, dietary, any of a group of inorganic elements that are essential to humans and animals for normal body function. In nutrition, minerals are those elements for which the body's requirement is ...

muriatic acid

(Encyclopedia)muriatic acid: see hydrogen chloride. ...

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