POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
\pˌɒlɪvˈɪna͡ɪl ˈalkəhˌɒl], \pˌɒlɪvˈɪnaɪl ˈalkəhˌɒl], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_v_ˈɪ_n_aɪ_l ˈa_l_k_ə_h_ˌɒ_l]\
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A polymer prepared from polyvinyl acetates by replacement of the acetate groups with hydroxyl groups. It is used as a pharmaceutic aid and ophthalmic lubricant as well as in the manufacture of surface coatings artificial sponges, cosmetics, and other products.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).