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Definition of polyacrylate in English:

polyacrylate

Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪˈakrɪleɪt/

noun

Chemistry

  • An ester or salt of a polyacrylic acid; a polymer of an ester of acrylic acid; (more widely) a polymer of acrylic acid.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From poly- + acrylate, after polyacrylic.