ACRYLIC

acrylic

(noun) a synthetic fabric

acrylic, acrylic paint

(noun) used especially by artists

acrylic, acrylic resin, acrylate resin

(noun) a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

acrylic (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

Containing an acrylic resin.

Noun

acrylic (plural acrylics)

(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.

(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.

A painting executed using such a paint.

A thick sheet of plastic.

A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin

Source: Wiktionary


A*cryl"ic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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