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Acrylic

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Containing an acrylic resin. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    An acrylic resin.
  2. 2
    a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile wordnet
  3. 3
    A paint containing an acrylic resin.

    "When it comes to painting, I prefer using acrylics as my medium."

  4. 4
    used especially by artists wordnet
  5. 5
    A painting executed using such a paint.
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  1. 6
    a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives wordnet
  2. 7
    A thick sheet of plastic.
  3. 8
    polymerized from acrylonitrile wordnet
  4. 9
    A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

Etymology 2

From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

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