Organic Chemical
acrylamide
a·cryl·a·mide [ uh-kril-uh-mahyd, -mid, ak-ruh-lam-ahyd, -id ]
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A colorless, odorless, crystalline amide that polymerizes rapidly and can form as a byproduct during the heating of starch-rich foods to high temperatures. Acrylamide is used in the production of polymers mainly in the water treatment industry, pulp and paper industry and textile treatment industry and is used as a laboratory reagent. The polymer is nontoxic, but exposure to the monomer can cause central and peripheral nervous system damage resulting in hallucinations, drowsiness and numbness in the hands and legs. Acrylamide is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A colorless, odorless, highly water soluble vinyl monomer formed from the hydration of acrylonitrile. It is primarily used in research laboratories for electrophoresis, chromatography, and electron microscopy and in the sewage and wastewater treatment industries.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Colorless, odorless, highly water soluble vinyl monomer formed from the hydration of acrylonitrile; primarily used in research laboratories for electrophoresis, chromatography, and electron microscopy and in the sewage and wastewater treatment industries.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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