1. A synthetic polymer made from acrylamide monomers, used in water treatment, soil conditioning, and laboratory applications such as gel electrophoresis.
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• Polyacrylamide is commonly used in water treatment plants to clarify drinking water.
• The laboratory technician prepared a polyacrylamide gel for protein separation.
• Farmers apply polyacrylamide to improve soil structure and reduce erosion.
• Polyacrylamide polymers are valued for their ability to absorb large amounts of water.
• The gel electrophoresis experiment required a polyacrylamide matrix to separate the DNA fragments.