Meanings
nounacrylic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA colorless liquid unsaturated organic acid, CH₂=CHCOOH; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins; forms acrylate esters by combination with alcohols.
Synonyms: propenoic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA colorless liquid unsaturated organic acid, CH₂=CHCOOH; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins; forms acrylate esters by combination with alcohols.
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nounan unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 丙烯酸
- 丙烯酸 (bǐngxīsuān)Translations
Czech kyselina akrylová
- kyselina akrylováTranslations
Finnish akryylihappo, propeenihappo
- akryylihappoTranslations
- propeenihappoTranslations
German Acrylsäure
- AcrylsäureTranslations
Greek ακρυλικό οξύ
- ακρυλικό οξύ (akrylikó oxý)Translations
Hungarian akrilsav
- akrilsavTranslations
Irish aigéad aicrileach
- aigéad aicrileachTranslations
Italian acido acrilico
- acido acrilicoTranslations
Portuguese ácido acrílico
- ácido acrílicoTranslations
Romanian acid acrilic
- acid acrilicTranslations
Russian акри́ловая кислота́
- акри́ловая кислота́ (akrílovaja kislotá)Translations
Spanish ácido acrílico
- ácido acrílicoTranslations
Swedish akrylsyra
- akrylsyraTranslations
Ukrainian акри́лова кислота́
- акри́лова кислота́ (akrýlova kyslotá)Translations
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APA
acrylic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylic%20acid
MLA
“acrylic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrylic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylic%20acid.
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