acrylic
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1acryl·ic

adjective \ə-ˈkri-lik\

Definition of ACRYLIC

1
: of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives <acrylic polymers>
2
: made or consisting of an acrylic <an acrylic window>

Origin of ACRYLIC

International Scientific Vocabulary acrolein + -yl + 1-ic
First Known Use: 1845

Rhymes with ACRYLIC

2acrylic

noun

Definition of ACRYLIC

1
a : acrylic resin
b : a paint in which the vehicle is an acrylic resin
c : a painting done in an acrylic resin

Examples of ACRYLIC

  1. a painting done in acrylics

First Known Use of ACRYLIC

1942

Other Paints and Dyes Terms

bloom, craze, medium, size, vehicle

Rhymes with ACRYLIC

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