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acrylate definition

ac·ry·late (ak′rə 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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