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Acrylic   /əkrˈɪlɪk/   Listen
Acrylic

noun
1.
Polymerized from acrylonitrile.  Synonym: acrylic fiber.
2.
A glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives.  Synonyms: acrylate resin, acrylic resin.
3.
Used especially by artists.  Synonym: acrylic paint.
4.
A synthetic fabric.



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"Acrylic" Quotes from Famous Books



... acids are further divided according to the nature of the parent hydrocarbon. Methane and its homologues give origin to the "paraffin'' or "fatty series'' of the general formula Cn H2n1COOH, ethylene gives origin to the acrylic acid series, CnH2n-1COOH, and soon. Dibasic acids of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons have the general formula CnH2(COOH)2n; malonic and succinic acids are important members. The isomerism which occurs as soon as the molecule contains a few carbon atoms renders any classification based on empirical ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia



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