acrylate

[ ak-ruh-leyt, -lit ]

/ ˈæk rəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of an acrylic acid.

Nearby words

acrotism, acrotrophoneurosis, acrux, acrylaldehyde, acrylamide, acrylate, acrylic, acrylic acid, acrylic ester, acrylic fiber, acrylic fibre

Origin of acrylate

First recorded in 1870–75; acryl(ic) + -ate²

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