acrylic ester

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any of a series of esters derived from the acrylic acids.

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The coat (available in both denim and acrylic) was reportedly created in 2004, though it is still awaiting patent.
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Waves crashed against the $9 million, 26-foot-high acrylic pavilion that encases the 90-year-old carousel.
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A hard court, like the ones at the U.S. Open, consists of a thin film of acrylic over an asphalt base.
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What I had in mind was not one of those beefy acrylic watch caps adorned with a Bears or FBI logo.
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It was then thought that perhaps the oil could be converted into an ester which might be more volatile and could be distilled out.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The ester solution was then put in a vacuum desiccator over sulphuric acid and the alcohol evaporated.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
A black tar-like solid was left very much like the original material, but it had the ester odor.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
A mixture of the two esters melted within the limits given for the ester of gallic acid.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The ether, on evaporation, left the ester which was crystallized from water and dried in a desiccator over sulphuric acid.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme