acrylic resin

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acrylic resin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acrylic resin \A*cryl"ic re"sin\, n.
     1. (Chem.) a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic
        acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such
        as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear
        hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics
        called Lucite and Plexiglass.
        [PJC]

acrylic resin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acrylic resin
      n 1: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in
           coatings and adhesives [syn: acrylic, acrylic resin,
           acrylate resin]