How to Use acrylate in a Sentence

acrylate

noun
  • Still, the floral, fruity odor of the chemical butyl acrylate still wafts up from the streams.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Butyl acrylate was released in large amounts when a car full of the chemical derailed.
    — Jill Neimark, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Butyl acrylate is a compound used in paints, plastics, sealants and other products.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2023
  • An acrylate allergy can present as painful, lifted nails and rashes on the fingers or face.
    — Holly Burns, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The cars holding ethylhexyl acrylate and butyl acrylate were breached in the crash, and some amount of the chemicals was lost.
    — Nick Keppler, Anna Phillips and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • In three buildings, researchers detected traces of butyl acrylate.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Rather, it's got hydrating, botanical, and firming ones, along with acrylates that help the gel stick to your skin.
    — Cady Drell, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Butyl acrylate, which is among the materials the train was carrying, is used to make plastics and paint.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The lenses are formed using many tiny droplets of acrylate monomers, which are eventually built up into a hard plastic lens.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The train had nearly a dozen cars with vinyl chloride and other materials, such as ethylhexyl acrylate and butyl acrylate.
    — Andrew J. Whelton, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
  • After the cars went off the tracks, a punctured car spilled flammable butyl acrylate, which started a fire that spread more than 1,000 feet.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • Water far upstream tested positive for low levels of butyl acrylate, as much as 4 parts per billion, the release states.
    — Erin Couch, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Ethylhexyl acrylate is used in making paints and plastics and can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory tract.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In most gel products, the main component is acrylates; these are monomers or oligomers, which are small molecules or chains of molecules and can come in a thick liquid form.
    — Holly Burns, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Tests of the river water from Sunday and Monday morning did not detect butyl acrylate, the release said.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Swertfeger said his agency has been doing laboratory testing with butyl acrylate.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, more nail polish brands than ever have eliminated methyl acrylate and other potential irritants.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Those dangerous chemicals include vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate and five other materials, known to have been released.
    — The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Low levels of butyl acrylate, as much as 4 parts per billion, have been detected in the Ohio River upstream of Cincinnati.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Also on the train were butyl acrylate and ethylhexyl acrylate—both toxic ingredients in plastics—and a slew of other chemicals, which mixed together and burned.
    — WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Those scientists are specifically monitoring for butyl acrylate, the release said.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Several cars were also carrying ethyl acrylate and isobutylene, which are also considered to be very toxic and possibly carcinogenic.
    — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Recent testing in areas of the river where butyl acrylate has been detected indicates its concentration is around 1 part per billion, officials have said.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Ethyl acrylate can cause irritation symptoms depending on exposure, the CDC says.
    — Polo Sandoval, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Chemicals of concern feared to have spilled into the Delaware include butyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, both used for making resins, plastics and adhesives, city officials said.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Several cars were also carrying ethyl acrylate and isobutylene, which are considered to be very toxic and possibly carcinogenic, the agencies reported.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 June 2024
  • Butyl acrylate was also on board the freight train that derailed last month in East Palestine, Ohio, where federal officials expressed concern after wreckage burned.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Officials also identified ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate in the solution that spilled into the Delaware River.
    — Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to the vinyl chloride butyl acrylate that were previously disclosed, the agency said four more chemicals — ethylene glycol, monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate, and isobutylene — were in some of the cars.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Butyl acrylate is a combustible liquid that can cause problems through inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, and skin or eye contact, according to the CDC.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2023

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