: an unsaturated liquid acid C3H4O2 that polymerizes readily to form useful products (such as constituents for varnishes and lacquers)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebRomanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 Romanowski adds that these alcohols usually get thickened by some kind of acrylic polymer such as Carbomer (a group of polymers made from acrylic acid). Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
acrylic acid
noun
: a synthetic unsaturated liquid acid C3H4O2 that polymerizes readily to form useful products (as water-soluble thickening agents)