h2cchcho

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h2cchcho - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  acrylic \a*cryl"ic\ ([.a]*kr[i^]l"[i^]k), a.
     1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical
        (R.CH:CH.CO-) of which acrolein (H2C:CH.CHO) is the
        hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in
        an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached
        directly to an ethylenic carbon.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to a derivative of acrylic acid, or an
        object consisting mostly of an acrylic resin; as, an
        acrylic window.
        [PJC]