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What (who) is acrylic acid - definition

CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Propenoic acid; 2-propenoic acid; Acroleic acid; Ethylenecarboxylic acid; Propene acid; Vinylformic acid; Carboxypolymethylene; 2-carboxyethenyl group; Acrylic acids; Prop-2-enoic acid; Sodium acrylate
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acrylic acid         
¦ noun Chemistry a pungent liquid organic acid which can be polymerized to make synthetic resins.
Acrylic fiber         
SYNTHETIC POLYMER FIBER
Acrylic fibre; Orlon; Acrylic plastics; Acrylic fibers; Acryl fiber; Acrylic Fiber; Dralon
Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer (polyacrylonitrile) with an average molecular weight of ~100,000, about 1900 monomer units. For a fiber to be called "acrylic" in the US, the polymer must contain at least 85% acrylonitrile monomer.
Dralon         
SYNTHETIC POLYMER FIBER
Acrylic fibre; Orlon; Acrylic plastics; Acrylic fibers; Acryl fiber; Acrylic Fiber; Dralon
['dre?l?n]
¦ noun trademark, chiefly Brit. a synthetic textile made from acrylic fibre.
Origin
1950s: on the pattern of nylon.

Wikipedia

Acrylic acid

Acrylic acid (IUPAC: propenoic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCOOH. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform. More than a million tons are produced annually.

Examples of use of acrylic acid
1. TSOC has exclusive rights to sell acrylic acid products within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
2. Spelling out details of the project, Al–Khafrah said that Saudi Acrylic Monomer Company would use the advantaged supply of propylene and the latest process technology to make acrylic acid and related products to support the fast–paced growth of Rohm and Haas’ water–based acrylic products in rapidly developing economies.
3. The facility is expected to produce 250,000 metric tons of acrylic acid and related esters. «The Saudi Acrylic Monomers Company will be a joint–venture that will start operation in 2011,» said Mubarak Abdullah Al–Khafrah, chairman of Tasnee, while speaking at a press conference yesterday.
4. He added that the basic acrylic monomers – acrylic acid and its esters – are versatile chemicals that have widespread use. «The Jubail facility is the first downstream chemical project of its kind to be undertaken in the Middle East with the help of American technology.» The press conference, which was held at Faisalia Hotel, was attended by a number of senior business executives, business owners and newsmen.