acrylic
‘a very pungent poisonous organic compound’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. acrolein ‘the name of a liquid in onions and garlic that makes eyes tear’ < acer ‘sharp’ + olere ‘to smell’ + -in < uhk < ak- < Tamil akku
acrylic
English words derived from akku connoting 'sharpness'