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acrylic

adjective
🔊/əˈkrɪlɪk/
🔊/əˈkrɪlɪk/
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  1. made of a substance produced by chemical processes from a type of acid丙烯酸的
    • acrylic paints/fibres丙烯酸涂料／纤维
    • an acrylic sweater一件丙烯酸运动衫
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAcrylic is used with these nouns:
    • nail
    • paint
    • painting
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the liquid aldehyde acrolein (from Latin acer, acri- ‘pungent’ + ol(eum) ‘oil’ + -in) + -yl + -ic.

acrylic

noun
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  1. [uncountable] a type of fibre produced by chemical processes, used to make clothes, etc.丙烯酸纤维Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  2. [countable, usually plural] a type of paint used by artists（画家用的）丙烯酸颜料
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the liquid aldehyde acrolein (from Latin acer, acri- ‘pungent’ + ol(eum) ‘oil’ + -in) + -yl + -ic.