Synonyms for acrylic
- color
- cosmetic
- dye
- enamel
- latex
- makeup
- oil
- pigment
- stain
- varnish
- wax
- chroma
- coloring
- emulsion
- flat
- gloss
- greasepaint
- overlay
- rouge
- tempera
- veneer
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His acrylic radio collar was also cracked on the right side in three places.
The transmitter, batteries, and antenna were molded into a collar of acrylic weighing 11 ounces (Mech et al. 1965).
It forms an addition product with acrylic ester, which on heating loses nitrogen and leaves trimethylene dicarboxylic ester.
WORD ORIGIN
1855, "of or containing acryl," name of a radical from acrolein (1843), the name of a liquid in onions and garlic that makes eyes tear, from Latin acer "sharp" (see acrid) + olere "to smell" (see odor) + -in (see -ine (2)). With adjectival suffix + -ic. Modern senses often short for acrylic fiber, acrylic resin, etc.
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