cyanoacrylate

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noun

Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.

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Meanings

nouncyanoacrylate (plural cyanoacrylates)

plural cyanoacrylates

  1. chemistryAny of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  2. Englishcyano-
  3. Englishacrylate
  4. Englishcyanoacrylate

From cyano- + acrylate.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氰基丙烯酸酯
  • 氰基丙烯酸酯 (qíngjībǐngxīsuānzhǐ)class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
Finnish syanoakrylaatti
  • syanoakrylaatticlass of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
French cyanoacrylate
  • cyanoacrylateclass of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
Italian cianoacrilato
  • cianoacrilatoclass of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
Malay sianoakrilat
  • sianoakrilatclass of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
Portuguese cianoacrilato
  • cianoacrilatoclass of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
Spanish cianoacrilato
  • cianoacrilatoclass of esters of cyanoacrylic acid
Cite this entry
APA

cyanoacrylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanoacrylate

MLA

“cyanoacrylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanoacrylate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanoacrylate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanoacrylate.

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