noun
- Plural of bivinyl; organic compounds containing two vinyl groups (C=C double bonds), used in polymer chemistry and industrial synthesis.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Bivinyls are important monomers in the production of cross-linked polymers.
- The chemist synthesized several bivinyls for use in elastomer manufacturing.
- Divinylbenzene is one of the most common bivinyls used in industrial applications.
- Bivinyls can undergo free-radical polymerization to form three-dimensional networks.