Acrylate vs. Acrylic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Acrylate and Acrylic
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Definitions
Acrylate
Acrylates (IUPAC: prop-2-enoates) are the salts, esters, and conjugate bases of acrylic acid. The acrylate ion is the anion CH2=CHCOO−.
Acrylic
(of synthetic resins and textile fibres) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates
A red acrylic jumper
Acrylate
(organic compound) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
Acrylic
An acrylic textile fibre
A sweater in four-ply acrylic
Acrylate
A salt or ester of propenoic acid
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Acrylic
An acrylic paint
Washes of white acrylic
She paints mainly in acrylics
Acrylic
An acrylic resin.
Acrylic
A paint containing acrylic resin.
Acrylic
A painting done in acrylic resin.
Acrylic
Any of numerous synthetic fibers polymerized from acrylonitrile.
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Acrylic
(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Acrylic
Containing an acrylic resin.
Acrylic
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
Acrylic
(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
When it comes to painting, I prefer using acrylics as my medium.
Acrylic
A painting executed using such a paint.
Acrylic
A thick sheet of plastic.
Acrylic
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
Acrylic
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.
Acrylic
Same as acrylic resin.
Acrylic
Same as acrylic fiber.
Acrylic
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.
Acrylic
A painting made using an acrylic paint.
Acrylic
Polymerized from acrylonitrile
Acrylic
A glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
Acrylic
Used especially by artists
Acrylic
A synthetic fabric
