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acrylic

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Adjective, Noun
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a=cryl=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

acrylica. 
  •  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.

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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