acrylic resin

  • 21acrylic painting — a painting done with pigments in a solution of an acrylic resin: it dries quickly with a brilliance and depth comparable to those of both watercolor and oil paints …

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  • 22acrylic — I. adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acrolein + yl + 1 ic Date: 1855 1. of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives < acrylic polymers > 2. made or consisting of an acrylic < an acrylic window > II …

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  • 23acrylic — 1. adjective /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ a) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile. b) Containing an acrylic resin. 2. noun /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ a) An acrylic resin …

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  • 24acrylic — Denoting certain synthetic plastic resins derived from a. acid. SEE ALSO: a. resin. * * * acryl·ic ə kril ik adj of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives &LT;acrylic polymers&GT; acrylic n ACRYLIC RESIN * * * acryl·ic (&#60 …

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  • 25acrylic — a•cryl•ic [[t]əˈkrɪl ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) chem. of or derived from acrylic acid 2) chem. tex acrylic fiber 3) chem. acrylic resin 4) cvb fia a paint with an acrylic resin as vehicle 5) cvb fia a painting done in acrylic • Etymology: 1855–60; acr&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26acrylic — /euh kril ik/, adj. 1. of or derived from acrylic acid. n. 2. See acrylic fiber. 3. See acrylic resin. 4. a paint, prepared esp. for artists, in which an acrylic resin serves as a vehicle. 5. a painting done with this type of paint: She sold&#8230; …

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  • 27acrylic — a·cryl·ic || É™ krɪlɪk n. acrylic resin; artist s paint containing acrylic resin; painting done with this type of paint; acrylic fiber adj. of or containing acrylic acid (Chemistry) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28acrylic — /əˈkrɪlɪk / (say uh krilik) adjective 1. of or relating to fibres formed by the polymerisation of acrylonitrile. 2. of or relating to fabrics woven from such fibres. 3. of or relating to items such as pieces of furniture, tableware, etc., made&#8230; …

  • 29acrylic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of material made with a synthetic polymer derived from acrylic acid. 2 Chem. of or derived from acrylic acid. n. an acrylic fibre. Phrases and idioms: acrylic acid a pungent liquid organic acid. Usage: Chem. formula: C3H4O2&#8230; …

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  • 30resin — [1] A secretion from trees used in varnishes, printing ink, and plastic as a binder. [2] A synthetic product with some of the same physical properties as the plant secretion. [3] A liquid plastic used in body work. [4] Synthetic plastic adhesive …

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