Definitions for acrylics

acrylics a·cryl·ic

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

Acrylics is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 230 anagrams from letters in acrylics (accilrsy).

Definitions for acrylics

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 acrylics

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

Examples for acrylics

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for acrylics
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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