polyacrylamide

noun

poly·acryl·amide | \ ˌpä-lē-ə-ˈkri-lə-ˌmīd

Definition of polyacrylamide

: a polyamide of acrylic acid

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Today, protein separation is typically conducted using gel made of polyacrylamide instead of potato starch. — Denise Gellene, New York Times, "Oliver Smithies, Tinkerer Who Transformed Genetics and Won a Nobel, Dies at 91," 11 Jan. 2017

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polyacrylamide

noun

poly·acryl·amide | \ ˌpäl-ē-ə-ˈkril-ə-ˌmīd

: a polyamide polymer (−CH₂CHCONH₂−)_x derived from acrylic acid