Poly(vinyl acetate) (
PVA,
PVAc,
poly(ethenyl ethanoate): commonly referred to as
wood glue,
white glue,
carpenter's glue,
school glue,
Elmer's glue in the US, or
PVA glue) is an
aliphatic rubbery synthetic polymer with the formula (C
4H
6O
2)
n. It belongs to the
polyvinyl esters family with the general formula -[RCOOCHCH
2]-. It is a type of
thermoplastic.