acrylic resin
noun
: a glassy thermoplastic made by polymerizing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or a derivative of either and used for cast and molded parts or as coatings and adhesives
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The plant manufactures acrylic resins, according to the company's website.
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George Petras, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
An estimated 8,100 gallons of a 50/50 mix of water and a latex polymer solution was released Friday evening when a pipe failed at a Trinseo Altuglas acrylic resins manufacturing facility.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
The latex product chemical spill happened on Friday evening at a facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania, which manufactures acrylic resins, according to the statement.
—Samantha Beech, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
Steel or acrylic resin, redwood or ebony, matte or shiny.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
State of the TechEngineers in Japan used a mold to replicate the nanoscale structure of the moth’s eye in an acrylic resin film.
—Zachary Zorich, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2011
Corian, a DuPont product that’s about ⅓ acrylic resin and ⅔ minerals, is in that final category.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
Made from acrylic resin, the new statue weighs less than a tenth of the marble sculpture, estimated to be around 12,000 pounds.
—Rebecca Cairns; Video By Adrian Lydon, CNN, 20 May 2021
It is made from acrylic resin, however, and weighs 10 times less than Michelangelo’s sculpture.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
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George Petras, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
An estimated 8,100 gallons of a 50/50 mix of water and a latex polymer solution was released Friday evening when a pipe failed at a Trinseo Altuglas acrylic resins manufacturing facility.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
The latex product chemical spill happened on Friday evening at a facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania, which manufactures acrylic resins, according to the statement.
—Samantha Beech, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
Steel or acrylic resin, redwood or ebony, matte or shiny.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
State of the TechEngineers in Japan used a mold to replicate the nanoscale structure of the moth’s eye in an acrylic resin film.
—Zachary Zorich, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2011
Corian, a DuPont product that’s about ⅓ acrylic resin and ⅔ minerals, is in that final category.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
Made from acrylic resin, the new statue weighs less than a tenth of the marble sculpture, estimated to be around 12,000 pounds.
—Rebecca Cairns; Video By Adrian Lydon, CNN, 20 May 2021
It is made from acrylic resin, however, and weighs 10 times less than Michelangelo’s sculpture.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
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First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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acrylic resin
noun
: a glassy synthetic plastic used for cast and molded parts or as coatings and adhesives
Medical Definition
acrylic resin
noun
: a glassy acrylic thermoplastic made by polymerizing acrylic or methacrylic acid or a derivative of either and used for cast and molded parts (as of medical prostheses and dental appliances) or as coatings and adhesives
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