1.
[syn: acrylic, acrylic resin, acrylate resin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Acrylic resin \A*cryl"ic re"sin\, n.
1. (Chem.) a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic
acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such
as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear
hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics
called Lucite and Plexiglass.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
acrylic resin
n 1: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in
coatings and adhesives [syn: acrylic, acrylic resin,
acrylate resin]