Acrylic vs. Wool

Acrylicadjective

(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

Acrylicadjective

Containing an acrylic resin.

Acrylicnoun

(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.

Acrylicnoun

A paint containing an acrylic resin.

Acrylicnoun

A painting executed using such a paint.

Acrylicnoun

A thick sheet of plastic.

Acrylicnoun

A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin

Acrylicadjective

Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon.

Acrylicadjective

same as acrylic resin.

Acrylicadjective

same as acrylic fiber.

Acrylicadjective

a paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of an acrylic resin, which dries to a hard film on exposure to air.

Acrylicadjective

a painting made using an acrylic paint.

Acrylicnoun

polymerized from acrylonitrile

Acrylicnoun

a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives

Acrylicnoun

used especially by artists

Acrylicnoun

a synthetic fabric

Acrylicadjective

(of synthetic resins and textile fibres) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates

Acrylicadjective

(of paint) based on acrylic resin as a medium

Acrylicnoun

an acrylic textile fibre

Acrylicnoun

an acrylic paint

Woolnoun

The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

Woolnoun

A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.

Woolnoun

Anything with a texture like that of wool.

Woolnoun

A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.

Woolnoun

(obsolete) Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

Woolnoun

yarn (including that which is made from synthetic fibers.)

Woolnoun

The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; - chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.

Woolnoun

Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

Woolnoun

A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.

Woolnoun

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

Woolnoun

fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

Woolnoun

outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

Woolnoun

the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn

Woolnoun

yarn or textile fibre made from wool

Woolnoun

the soft underfur or down of some mammals

Woolnoun

a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres

Wool

Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, hide and fur clothing from bison, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids.Wool consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids. In this regard it is chemically quite distinct from the more dominant textile, cotton, which is mainly cellulose.