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acrylic

Syllabification: (a·cryl·ic)
Pronunciation: /əˈkrilik/

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Definition of acrylic

adjective

  • (of synthetic resins and textile fibers) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates:a red acrylic sweater
  • of, relating to, or denoting paints based on acrylic resin as a medium:acrylic colors an acrylic painting

noun

  • 1an acrylic textile fiber:a sweater in four-ply acrylic
  • 2 (often acrylics) an acrylic paint:washes of white acrylic

Origin:

mid 19th century: from the liquid aldehyde acrolein (from Latin acer, acri- 'pungent' + ol(eum) 'oil' + -in1) + -yl + -ic

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