ACRYLAMIDE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals

Example:

they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("acrylamide" is a kind of...):

amide (any organic compound containing the group -CONH2)

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