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ACRYLAMIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("acrylamide" is a kind of...):
amide (any organic compound containing the group -CONH2)
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