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  • noun Plural form of acrylate.

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Examples

  • Fragrances are the main culprits, but preservatives, chemicals such as p-phenylenediamine and glyceryl monothioglycolate, UV sunscreens, resins, and nail acrylates cause many allergic reactions.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Fragrances are the main culprits, but preservatives, chemicals such as p-phenylenediamine and glyceryl monothioglycolate, UV sunscreens, resins, and nail acrylates cause many allergic reactions.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation also has a Joint Venture with SASOL to establish a plant to manufacture acrylic acid and acrylates.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • Segments analyzed include the market for acrylates, further segmented into butyl acrylates and other acrylates, the market for methacrylates, further segmented into methyl methacrylates and other methacrylates.

    unknown title 2011

  • While methacrylates will continue to hold the lion's share of the acrylic resins demand, acrylates will record more rapid growth, the result of the latter's lower level of dependence upon highly cyclical markets, such as transportation equipment and construction.

    unknown title 2011

  • Harry Wesley Coover Jr., 94, the Eastman Kodak researcher who invented Super Glue by accident when he was experimenting with acrylates for use in clear plastic gun sights during World War II, died March 26 in Kingsport, Tenn.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Industrial Specialties, I think that's more of a GDP type growth with some of our new innovations and the advantages that we have with our vinyl chemistry versus acrylates, you may see growth there somewhat ahead of GDP.

    unknown title 2011

  • Dr. Coover first happened upon the super-sticky adhesive - more formally known as cyanoacrylates - by accident when he was experimenting with acrylates for use in clear plastic gun-sights during World War II.

    NYT > Home Page By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS 2011

  • They found that the best polymers contained a high percentage of acrylates, a common ingredient in plastics, and were coated with a protein called vitronectin, which encourages cells to attach to surfaces.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • They found that the best polymers contained a high percentage of acrylates, a common ingredient in plastics, and were coated with a protein called vitronectin, which encourages cells to attach to surfaces.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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