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cy·a·no·ac·ry·late | \ ˌsī-ə-nō-ˈa-krə-ˌlāt 
, sī-ˌa-nō- \
, sī-ˌa-nō- \Definition of cyanoacrylate
: any of several liquid acrylate monomers that readily polymerize as anions and are used as adhesives in industry and in closing wounds in surgery
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cyanoacrylate
nouncy·a·no·ac·ry·late | \ ˌsī-ə-nō-ˈak-rə-ˌlāt, sī-ˌan-ō- \
\Medical Definition of cyanoacrylate
: any of several liquid acrylate monomers that readily polymerize as anions and are used as adhesives in industry and in medicine on living tissue to close wounds in surgery
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The first known use of cyanoacrylate was in 1963
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