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Definition of Acrylic resin
1. Noun. A glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives.
Specialized synonyms: Acrilan, Polypropenonitrile, Polymethyl Methacrylate
Generic synonyms: Synthetic Resin
Definition of Acrylic resin
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Acrylic resin
1. A general term applied to a resinous material of the various esters of acrylic acid; used as a denture base material, for other dental restorations, and for trays. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrylic Resin
Literary usage of Acrylic resin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1855)
"... and an oil which smells like acrylic resin) is digested with oxide of lend
till the acid reaction disappears; ..."
2. The Power of Point-of-Purchase Advertising: Marketing at Retailby Robert Liljenwall by Robert Liljenwall (2004)
"Suppliers continue to develop new acrylic resin mixtures, one of the newest being
a speckled acrylic with a granite appearance. ..."
3. Historic Building Interiors: An Annotated Bibliography by Anne Grimmer (1994)
"Also described in depth are various adhesion systems used to stabilize plaster
that has separated from its lath, in particular acrylic resin and epoxy ..."
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