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acrylic - 7 dictionary results

a⋅cryl⋅ic

[uh-kril-ik]
–adjective
1. of or derived from acrylic acid.
–noun
2. acrylic fiber.
3. acrylic resin.
4. a paint, prepared esp. for artists, in which an acrylic resin serves as a vehicle.
5. a painting done with this type of paint: She sold several acrylics during the show.

Origin:
1855–60; acr(olein) + -yl + -ic
a·cryl·ic   (ə-krĭl'ĭk)   
n.  
  1. An acrylic resin.
  2. A paint containing acrylic resin.
  3. A painting done in acrylic resin.
  4. An acrylic fiber.

[acr(olein) + -yl + -ic.]
a·cryl'ic adj.

Acrylic

A*cryl"ic\, a. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.

acrylic 
1855, "of or containing acryl," a substance derived from garlic and onion, from acrolein, from L. acer "sharp" (see acrid) + olere "to smell" (see odor). Modern senses often short for acrylic fiber, resin, etc.

Main Entry: 1acryl·ic
Pronunciation: &-'kril-ik
Function: adjective
: of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives<acrylic polymers>

Main Entry: 2acrylic
Function: noun
: ACRYLIC RESIN
acrylic   (ə-krĭl'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. An acrylic resin.
  2. A paint containing acrylic resin.
  3. An acrylic fiber.

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