acrylic
4 definitions found
acrylic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Acrylic \A*cryl"ic\, a.
1. A paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of
an acrylic resin, which dries to a hard film on exposure
to air.
[PJC]
2. A painting made using an acrylic paint; as, he donated
several of his acrylics to the museum.
[PJC]
3. Same as acrylic resin.
[PJC]
4. Same as acrylic fiber.
[PJC]
acrylic \a*cryl"ic\ ([.a]*kr[i^]l"[i^]k), a.
1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical
(R.CH:CH.CO-) of which acrolein (H2C:CH.CHO) is the
hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in
an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached
directly to an ethylenic carbon.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. Of or pertaining to a derivative of acrylic acid, or an
object consisting mostly of an acrylic resin; as, an
acrylic window.
[PJC]
acrylic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :
acrylic
n 1: polymerized from acrylonitrile [syn: acrylic fiber,
acrylic]
2: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in
coatings and adhesives [syn: acrylic, acrylic resin,
acrylate resin]
3: used especially by artists [syn: acrylic, acrylic paint]
4: a synthetic fabric
acrylic - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "acrylic":
Bakelite, Buna, Celluloid, Formica, Lucite, Mylar, PVC, Perspex,
Plexiglas, Styrofoam, Teflon, acetate, acetate nitrate, alkyd,
aminoplast, casein plastic, cellophane, cellulose acetate,
cellulose ether, cellulose nitrate, cellulosic, coumarone-indene,
epoxy, fluorocarbon plastic, furane, lignin, melamine, multiresin,
neoprene, nitrate, nylon, phenolic urea, polyester,
polymeric amide, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride,
resinoid, silicone resin, tetrafluoroethylene, urea,
urea formaldehyde, vinyl
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