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 especially 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.
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Origin:
1855–60; acr(olein) + -yl + -ic

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acrylic (əˈkrɪlɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  of, derived from, or concerned with acrylic acid
 
—n
2.  acrylic fibre short for acrylic resin
3.  a paint or colour containing acrylic resin
 
[C20: from acrolein + -yl + -ic]

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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.
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acrylic   (ə-krĭl'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. An acrylic resin.

  2. A paint containing acrylic resin.

  3. An acrylic fiber.


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Example sentences
The thin acrylic would also allow designers to mold lights around contours.
Each of the canvases are painted with sponge mop in a brightly-colored acrylic
  paint.
The eye-popping acrylic walls surrounding the dance floor constantly change
  color.
The device, made of acrylic, has a small reaction chamber fed and cleaned via
  tiny inlet and outlet channels.
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