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acrylate

acrylate

9.4
A chemical used to make plastics and glues
  • noun
  • /ˈækrɪleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : acrilato
  • Early SLA parts, which were made of acrylate resins, were very brittle, with only mediocre accuracy and a rough surface finish, Jacobs recalled.

Examples

  • The laboratory experiment involved measuring the reaction rates of different acrylate esters.

  • The SKC Passive Sampler is fully validated for quantitatively sampling various acrylates in the atmosphere following NIOSH's stringent Level 5 validation protocol.

    Academic text (1994)

  • New personal exposure bag for acrylates now available.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate.

    Knox Goes Away (2024)

  • Well, a week ago Dr. Jain completed certain experiments demonstrating the biodegradability of several types of plastics: polyolefins, styrene, acrylates, and so on.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Most importantly, epoxy offers 0.06 percent linear effective shrinkage upon hardening, compared to 0.6 to 1 percent shrinkage for the acrylate resins.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Methyl acrylate is commonly used in industrial adhesives and sealants.

  • Many manufacturers prefer acrylate compounds for their ability to create durable coatings.

Synonyms

propenoate
vsacrylate
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical made from acrylic acid used in paints and plastics

is the same compound but named with a different systematic form

Compounds

acrylate resin
  • Specialized
7.5

A hard, clear plastic used for paint, glues, and molding

Surface Forms

acrylate singular
acrylates plural

Morphology

acrylate = acrylic (semi-transparent) = acryl + ate

Formally derived from the stem of 'acrylic' with the chemical suffix '-ate' to denote a salt or ester, but the meaning is technical and requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

Acrylate comes from acrylic, as in acrylic paint, plus the ending -ate, which in chemistry means 'a salt or ester of an acid'. So an acrylate is a chemical made from acrylic acid, which is why many plastics and glues are called acrylates.