Associations to the word «Acrylic»

Wiktionary

ACRYLIC, adjective. (organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
ACRYLIC, adjective. Containing an acrylic resin.
ACRYLIC, noun. (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
ACRYLIC, noun. A paint containing an acrylic resin.
ACRYLIC, noun. A painting executed using such a paint.
ACRYLIC, noun. A thick sheet of plastic.
ACRYLIC, noun. A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin
ACRYLIC ACID, noun. (organic compound) A colourless liquid unsaturated organic acid, CH2CHCOOH; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins; forms acrylate esters by combination with alcohols.
ACRYLIC FIBER, noun. Synthetic fibers made from a polymer.
ACRYLIC RESIN, noun. (organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.
ACRYLIC RESINS, noun. Plural of acrylic resin

Dictionary definition

ACRYLIC, noun. Polymerized from acrylonitrile.
ACRYLIC, noun. A glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives.
ACRYLIC, noun. Used especially by artists.
ACRYLIC, noun. A synthetic fabric.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope