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a·cryl·a·mide  (-krl-md)
n.
A readily polymerized amide, C3H5NO, derived from acrylic acid and used in synthetic fibers and sewage treatment.
[acryl(ic acid) + amide.]
acrylamide  (-krl-md)
A chemical compound that is derived from acrylic acid and easily forms polymers. Acrylamide is used in synthetic fibers and sewage treatment and as a medium in electrophoresis, especially to separate macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Chemical formula: C3H5NO.
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Noun1.acrylamideacrylamide - a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"
amide - any organic compound containing the group -CONH2


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8 billion won (2005) Head office: 154 Bugok-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea Main products: AN, acrylamide, sodium cyanide, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) AN production lines: 70,000 ton/year line converted to propane process 230,000 ton/year line
Asahi Kasei Announces Commercial Start-up of Propane-process ... by JCN Newswires
The undiluted sample (equivalent to 15 mg of tissue) was loaded onto homemade acrylamide SDS-polyacrylamide gels.
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The FDA allows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in Gulf Coast shellfish to kill about 20 people each year, permits the sale of fish that are highly contaminated with mercury, and fails to restrict cancer-causing acrylamide contaminants in foods.
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