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acrylate Definition

ac·ry·late (akrə lāt′)

noun

  1. a salt of acrylic acid containing the radical CHO and used as a monomer to form various acrylic polymers
  2. acrylic resin

Etymology: < acrylic + -ate

acrylate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • monomer: Resin binder produced from the copolymerisation of styrene and acrylic monomers Acrylic A synthetic resin produced by polymerising various acrylic or acrylate monomers.
  • film: The UV-curing acrylate film with the so called " prevention effect " demonstrated the possibility of eliminating the emissions from veneered chipboards and MDF.