acrylamide

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/əˈkɹɪləmaɪd/

noun

The amide of acrylic acid, CH₂=CH.CONH₂; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.

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Meanings

nounacrylamide (countable and uncountable, plural acrylamides)

plural acrylamides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe amide of acrylic acid, CH₂=CH.CONH₂; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.

Origin

From acryl + amide.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 丙烯醯胺, 丙烯酰胺
  • 丙烯醯胺 (bǐngxīxī'àn)Amide of acrylic acid
  • 丙烯酰胺 (bǐngxīxiān'àn)Amide of acrylic acid
Dutch acrylamide
  • acrylamideAmide of acrylic acid
Finnish akryyliamidi
  • akryyliamidiAmide of acrylic acid
French acrylamide
  • acrylamideAmide of acrylic acid
German Acrylamid
  • AcrylamidAmide of acrylic acid
Greek ακρυλαμίδιο
  • ακρυλαμίδιο (akrylamídio)Amide of acrylic acid
Hungarian akrilamid
  • akrilamidAmide of acrylic acid
Indonesian akrilamida
  • akrilamidaAmide of acrylic acid
Italian acrilammide
  • acrilammideAmide of acrylic acid
Japanese アクリルアミド
  • アクリルアミド (akuriruamido)Amide of acrylic acid
Persian آکریلآمید
  • آکریلآمیدAmide of acrylic acid
Portuguese acrilamida
  • acrilamidaAmide of acrylic acid
Russian акрилами́д
  • акрилами́д (akrilamíd)Amide of acrylic acid
Spanish acrilamida
  • acrilamidaAmide of acrylic acid
Thai อะคริลาไมด์
  • อะคริลาไมด์ (àkrílámai)Amide of acrylic acid
Turkish akrilamid
  • akrilamidAmide of acrylic acid
Cite this entry
APA

acrylamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylamide

MLA

“acrylamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylamide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrylamide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylamide.

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