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   Vi·nyl

   /ˈvīn(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. synthetic resin or plastic consisting of polyvinyl chloride or a related polymer, used for wallpapers and other covering materials and for records: "light-reflecting vinyls can be hung in the usual way"
   • ▪ vinyl used as the standard material for records: "fans had to wait almost a year before the song eventually appeared on vinyl"
   • ▪ a vinyl record: "he had plenty of tapes and vinyls"
   • 2. of or denoting the unsaturated hydrocarbon radical —CH=CH2, derived from ethylene by removal of a hydrogen atom: "a vinyl group"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin vinum ‘wine’ + -yl.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • Y

     4

   • L

     1

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