/euh kril"euh muyd', -mid, ak'reuh lam"uyd, -id/ , n. Chem.
a colorless, odorless, toxic crystalline compound, C 3 H 5 NO, soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used in the synthesis of polyacrylamide and other organic materials, as textile fibers, in the processing of ore, and in the treatment of sewage.
[ ACRYL(IC) + AMIDE ]