- polyacrylic acid
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/pol"ee euh kril"ik, pol'-/, Chem.a polymer of acrylic acid used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.[1925-30; POLY- + ACRYLIC]
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polyacrylic acid
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