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acrotism |
acrotomous |
acrylamide |
acrylate |
acrylate resin |
acrylic
| acrylic acid
| acrylic fiber
| acrylic paint
| acrylic resin
| acrylonitrile
acrylic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acrylic has 4 senses
- acrylic(n = noun.substance) acrylic fiber - polymerized from acrylonitrile; Array is a kind of man-made fiber, synthetic fiber
- acrylic(n = noun.substance) acrylate resin, acrylic resin - a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives; Array has particulars: acrilan, polypropenonitrile, polymethyl methacrylate
- acrylic(n = noun.artifact) acrylic paint - used especially by artists; Array is a kind of paint, pigment
- acrylic(n = noun.artifact) Array - a synthetic fabric; Array has particulars: courtelle, orlon
is a kind of synthetic resin
is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
CIDE DICTIONARY
acrylic, a.
- Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon. [1913 Webster]
- same as acrylic resin. [PJC]
- same as acrylic fiber. [PJC]
- a paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of an acrylic resin, which dries to a hard film on exposure to air. [PJC]
- a painting made using an acrylic paint. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acrylic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of material made with a synthetic polymer derived from acrylic acid.
2 Chem. of or derived from acrylic acid.
--n. an acrylic fibre.
--adj.
1 of material made with a synthetic polymer derived from acrylic acid.
2 Chem. of or derived from acrylic acid.
--n. an acrylic fibre.
Idiom
acrylic acid a pungent liquid organic acid.
Usage
Chem. formula: C3H4O2 acrylic resin any of various transparent colourless polymers of acrylic acid.
Etymology
acrolein f. L acer acris pungent + olere to smell + -IN + -YL + -IC
THESAURUS
acrylic
Bakelite, Buna, Celluloid, Formica, Lucite, Mylar, PVC, Perspex, Plexiglas, Styrofoam, Teflon, acetate, acetate nitrate, alkyd, aminoplast, casein plastic, cellophane, cellulose acetate, cellulose ether, cellulose nitrate, cellulosic, coumarone-indene, epoxy, fluorocarbon plastic, furane, lignin, melamine, multiresin, neoprene, nitrate, nylon, phenolic urea, polyester, polymeric amide, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, resinoid, silicone resin, tetrafluoroethylene, urea, urea formaldehyde, vinyl
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