acrylic acid

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, corrosive liquid, C 3 H 4 O 2 , having an acrid odor, usually derived from acrolein by oxidation: used especially in the synthesis of acrylic resins.

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acrylic acid British  

noun

1. Systematic name: propenoic acid.  a colourless corrosive pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of acrylic resins. Formula: CH 2 :CHCOOH

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acrylic acid Scientific  

1. A colorless, corrosive liquid that readily forms polymers. It is used to make plastics, paints, synthetic rubbers, and textiles. Chemical formula: C ₃ H ₄ O ₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of acrylic acid

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

For one dispersion, the researchers coated the particles with the surfactant lauryl sulfate and polymerized acrylic acid, which together provide a negative charge in the neutral to alkaline pH range.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Diapers today are made from acrylic acid, which is then turned into a super-absorbent polymer, which is then formulated with other materials to make a diaper. 

From Forbes • Apr. 15, 2014

To get to that acrylic acid, most production comes from oil. 

From Forbes • Apr. 15, 2014

Methane and its homologues give origin to the ``paraffin'' or ``fatty series'' of the general formula Cn H2n+1COOH, ethylene gives origin to the acrylic acid series, CnH2n-1COOH, and soon.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah