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acrylic

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acrylic /əˈkrɪlɪk/

▶adjective denoting a synthetic resin or textile fibre made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates. ▶noun

1 an acrylic textile fibre.

2 an acrylic paint.

– origin C19: from the liquid aldehyde acrolein (from L. acer, acri- ‘pungent’ + ol(eum) ‘oil’ + -in1) + -yl + -ic.

'acrylic' also found in these Oxford entries:

acrylamide - acrylate - acrylic acid - Dralon - lucite - Orlon - perspex - Plexiglas

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