Dralon vs. Acrylic

(UK) A fiber made of acrylic.

(UK) Fabric made from dralon.

(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

Containing an acrylic resin.

(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.

A paint containing an acrylic resin.

Example: ‘When it comes to painting, i prefer using acrylics as my medium.’;

A painting executed using such a paint.

A thick sheet of plastic.

A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin

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.

same as acrylic resin.

same as acrylic fiber.

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.

a painting made using an acrylic paint.

polymerized from acrylonitrile

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

used especially by artists

a synthetic fabric

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

Example: ‘a red acrylic jumper’;

(of paint) based on acrylic resin as a medium

Example: ‘acrylic colours’;

an acrylic textile fibre

Example: ‘a sweater in four-ply acrylic’;

an acrylic paint

Example: ‘washes of white acrylic’; ‘she paints mainly in acrylics’;