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acrylic definition

acryl·ic (ə kril′ik)

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to acrylic acid or products made of it
  2. designating or of a series of olefin acids with the general formula CHO
  3. designating or of an acrylic resin product (paint, fiber, plastic, adhesive, etc.)

Etymology: acr(olein) + -yl + -ic

noun

  1. acrylic painting
  2. acrylic fiber

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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