Polyacrylic-acid


[pol-ee-uh-kril-ik, pol-] /ˈpɒl i əˈkrɪl ɪk, ˌpɒl-/

noun, Chemistry.
1.
a polymer of used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.

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