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cyanoacrylate

[ sahy-uh-noh-ak-ruh-leyt, -lit, sahy-an-oh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless liquid acrylate monomer that is easily polymerized and used as a powerful, fast-acting adhesive.

cyanoacrylate

/ ˌsaɪənəʊˈækrɪleɪt /

noun

  1. a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyanoacrylate1

First recorded in 1960–65; cyano- 2 + acrylate

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