Associations to the word «Acrylamide»

ACRYLAMIDE, noun. (organic compound) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.

ACRYLAMIDE, noun. A white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures".