Definition of Acrylate

1. Noun. A salt or ester of propenoic acid.

Exact synonyms: Propenoate
Generic synonyms: Salt

Definition of Acrylate

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acrylate

1. an acrylic [n -S] - See also: acrylic

Medical Definition of Acrylate

1. A salt or ester of acrylic acid. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrylate

acroters
acrotheca
acrotic
acrotism
acrotisms
acrotomous
acrotrophodynia
acrotrophoneurosis
acroyl
acrue
acryl
acrylaldehyde
acrylamide
acrylamides
acrylate (current term)
acrylate resin
acrylates
acrylation
acrylations
acrylic
acrylic acid
acrylic acids
acrylic fiber
acrylic paint
acrylic resin
acrylic resin base
acrylic resin tooth
acrylic resins
acrylics

Literary usage of Acrylate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"... crystallizes in microscopic needles, difficultly soluble in absolute alcohol but easily soluble in strong spirit.4 Calcium acrylate, ..."

2. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Ethyl acrylate CAS No. 140-88-5 First Listed in the Fifth Annual ... Properties Ethyl acrylate is a colorless, flammable liquid with a penetrating acrid ..."

3. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"When heated to decomposition, ethyl acrylate emits smoke and acrid fumes. USE Ethyl acrylate is used primarily as an intermediate in the production of ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"There was obtained 0.85 g (36%) of yellow crystals, mp 40.0-40.2°, of methyl 3-(2-thienyl)acrylate. The analyses and infrared bands are reported in Table IV ..."

5. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Ethyl. Methyl. Methacrylic acid on its ethyl and methyl esters copolymerized with one on more of the following: Acrylic acid. Ethyl acrylate. ..."

6. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Rapid carcinogenicity testing of benzene, cyclosporin, 1,4-dioxane, ethyl acrylate, and ethylene thiourea has already been completed (Table 2). ..."

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