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acrylate

/ˈækɹɪleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
acry-late
IPA
/ˈækɹɪleɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

Etymology

From acrylic + -ate.

Inflected Forms

acrylates (plural)

Derived Forms

acetamidoacrylate acrylation cyanoacrylate diacrylate monoacrylate polyacrylate triacrylate

Phrases

methyl acrylate polymethyl acrylate

Synonyms

propenoate

Questions

How do you pronounce acrylate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈækɹɪleɪt/.
What does acrylate mean?
Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
Where does acrylate come from?
From acrylic + -ate.

How to pronounce acrylate

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