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Word: Acrylic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from the liquid aldehyde acrolein (from Latin acer, acri- ‘pungent’ + ol(eum) ‘oil’ + -in)+ -yl+ -ic
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈkrɪlɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of synthetic resins and textile fibres) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates
Short Definition:(of synthetic resins and textile fibres) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates
Examples:- a red acrylic jumper
Word: Acrylic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈkrɪlɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an acrylic textile fibre
Short Definition:acrylic textile fibre
Examples:- a sweater in four-ply acrylic
Definition:
an acrylic paint
Short Definition:acrylic paint
Examples:- she paints mainly in acrylics
- washes of white acrylic
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