WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
aˈcryl•ic ˈac•id,  n. [uncountable]
  1. a strong-smelling liquid used in the manufacture of plastics.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
acryl′ic ac′id, [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, corrosive liquid, C3H4O2, having an acrid odor, usually derived from acrolein by oxidation: used esp. in the synthesis of acrylic resins.
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acrylic acid n
  1. a colourless corrosive pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of acrylic resins. Formula: CH2:CHCOOHSystematic name: propenoic acid
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'acrylic acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acrylic - acrylic resin - acrylate - acrylyl group - polyacrylic acid

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