hydracrylic acid

noun

hy·​dracryl·​ic acid

¦hīdrə¦krilik-

: a syrupy acid HOCH₂CH₂COOH that is isomeric with lactic acid and decomposes easily on heating into acrylic acid

Word History

Etymology

hydracrylic International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + acrylic

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