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ACRYLAMIDE
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acrylamide (plural acrylamides)
(organic compound) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.
Source: Wiktionary
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ACERVULUS
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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