ACRYLATE

propenoate, acrylate

(noun) a salt or ester of propenoic acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acrylate (plural acrylates)

(organic compound) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

Source: Wiktionary



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30 May 2025

FOREHAND

(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)


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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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