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Acrilan
(Acri|lan)
Pronunciation:
/ˈakrɪlan/
noun
[
mass noun
]
trademark
a synthetic acrylic textile fibre.
Origin:
1950s
: from
acrylic
+ Latin
lana
'wool'
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