Definitions for acrylic fiber
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
acryl′ic fi′ber(n.)
any of the group of synthetic textile fibers, as Orlon, made by the polymerization of acrylonitrile.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of acrylic fiber:
1950–55
Princeton's WordNet
acrylic fiber, acrylic(noun)
polymerized from acrylonitrile
Wiktionary
acrylic fiber(Noun)
Synthetic fibers made from a polymer.
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