acrylamide
1. [ noun ] (chemistry) a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals
Examples:

"they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"

Related terms: amide
Similar spelling:   acrylate
  acrylic
  acerola
  acrylic_resin