acrylic

English

Etymology

From acryl +‎ -ic, from acrolein, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈkɹɪ.lɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪk

Adjective

acrylic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
2. Containing an acrylic resin.

Translations

derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile

• Catalan: acrílic (ca)
• Danish: akrylisk
• Dutch: acryl-
• Finnish: akryyli-, akryylinen
• Inuktitut: ᑭᒍᑎᖑᐊᑦᓴᖅ (kicotingoatsaq)
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• Irish: aicrileach
• Italian: acrilico (it)
• Maori: kiriaku
• Portuguese: acrílico (pt)
• Romanian: acrilic (ro)
• Spanish: acrílico (es)

containing an acrylic resin

• Catalan: acrílic (ca)
• Dutch: acryl-
• Finnish: akryyli-, akryylinen
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• Irish: aicrileach
• Italian: acrilico (it)
• Maori: kiriaku

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• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} akríl
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Noun

acrylic (plural acrylics)

1. (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
2. A paint containing an acrylic resin.

   When it comes to painting, I prefer using acrylics as my medium.

3. A painting executed using such a paint.
4. A thick sheet of plastic.
5. A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin

Translations

acrylic resin — see acrylic resin

paint containing an acrylic resin

• Dutch: acryl (nl) n, acrylverf (nl) f
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• Finnish: akryyliväri

painting made with acrylic paint

• Dutch: acrylverftekening f
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• Finnish: akryylimaalaus

thick sheet of plastic

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: paksu muovilevy