polyacrylic acid

[pol-ee-uh-kril-ik, pol-]

pol·y·a·cryl·ic ac·id

[pol-ee-uh-kril-ik, pol-]
noun Chemistry.
a polymer of acrylic acid used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.

Origin:
1925–30; poly- + acrylic
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Polyacrylic acid is always a great word to know.
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a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms
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