acrylic acid


acrylic acid

noun

Definition of ACRYLIC ACID

: an unsaturated liquid acid C3H4O2 that polymerizes readily to form useful products (as constituents for varnishes and lacquers)

First Known Use of ACRYLIC ACID

1845

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