acrylate

A1C3R1Y4L1A1T1E1
/ˈækɹɪleɪt/

noun

Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

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propenoate
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Meanings

nounacrylate (plural acrylates)

plural acrylates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of acrylic acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna salt or ester of propenoic acid

Similar
propenoate
Broader
salt
Also see
propenoate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From acrylic + -ate.

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Translations

Bulgarian акрилат
  • акрилат (akrilat)salt or ester of acrylic acid
Czech akrylát
  • akrylátsalt or ester of acrylic acid
Finnish akrylaatti
  • akrylaattisalt or ester of acrylic acid
Italian acrilato
  • acrilatosalt or ester of acrylic acid
Malay akrilat
  • akrilatsalt or ester of acrylic acid
Polish akrylan
  • akrylansalt or ester of acrylic acid
Portuguese acrilato
  • acrilatosalt or ester of acrylic acid
Romanian acrilat
  • acrilatsalt or ester of acrylic acid
Spanish acrilato
  • acrilatosalt or ester of acrylic acid
Swedish akrylat
  • akrylatsalt or ester of acrylic acid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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