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- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Englishacrylamide
- English todaypolyacrylamide
From poly- + acrylamide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
polyacrylamide
Today it means: Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc. Full definition →
English acrylamide ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús