Definitions for acrylic

acrylic a·cryl·ic

Spelling: [uh-kril-ik]
IPA: /əˈkrɪl ɪk/

Acrylic is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in acrylic (accilry).

Definitions for acrylic

noun

  1. acrylic fiber.
  2. acrylic resin.
  3. a paint, prepared especially for artists, in which an acrylic resin serves as a vehicle.
  4. a painting done with this type of paint:

adjective

  1. of or derived from acrylic acid.

Origin of acrylic

First recorded in 1855-60; acr(olein) + -yl + -ic

Examples for acrylic

A hard court, like the ones at the U.S. Open, consists of a thin film of acrylic over an asphalt base.

It forms an addition product with acrylic ester, which on heating loses nitrogen and leaves trimethylene dicarboxylic ester.

Waves crashed against the $9 million, 26-foot-high acrylic pavilion that encases the 90-year-old carousel.

The transmitter, batteries, and antenna were molded into a collar of acrylic weighing 11 ounces (Mech et al. 1965).

His acrylic radio collar was also cracked on the right side in three places.

The coat (available in both denim and acrylic) was reportedly created in 2004, though it is still awaiting patent.

Word Value for acrylic
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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