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acrylic acid

An easily polymerized, colorless, corrosive liquid, C₃H₄O₂, used as a monomer for acrylate resins.

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acrylic acid

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless corrosive pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of acrylic resins. Formula: CH2:CHCOOH. Systematic name: propenoic acid

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acryl′ic ac′id

a colorless, corrosive liquid, C₃H₄O₂, used esp. in the synthesis of acrylic resins.

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a·cryl·ic acid

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A colorless, corrosive liquid, C₃H₄O₂, that readily forms polymers. It is used to make plastics, paints, synthetic rubbers, and textiles.

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acrylic acid - an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins

propenoic acid

carboxylic acid - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

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acido acrilico

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