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Acrylic \A*cryl"ic\, a.
1. A paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of
an {acrylic resin}, which dries to a hard film on exposure
to air.
[PJC]

2. A painting made using an acrylic paint; as, he donated
several of his acrylics to the museum.
[PJC]

3. Same as {acrylic resin}.
[PJC]

4. Same as {acrylic fiber}.
[PJC]


acrylic \a*cryl"ic\ ([.a]*kr[i^]l"[i^]k), a.
1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical
({R.CH:CH.CO-}) of which acrolein ({H2C:CH.CHO}) is the
hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in
an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached
directly to an ethylenic carbon.
[1913 Webster PJC]

2. Of or pertaining to a derivative of acrylic acid, or an
object consisting mostly of an {acrylic resin}; as, an
acrylic window.
[PJC]