acrylic fiber

American

noun

Chemistry.

any of the group of synthetic textile fibers, as Orlon, made by the polymerization of acrylonitrile as the principal component with one or more other monomers.

acrylic fiber Scientific

Any of numerous synthetic fibers polymerized from acrylonitrile.

Etymology

Origin of acrylic fiber

First recorded in 1950–55

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Just like the 2018 design, this year’s Christmas Sweater — which is made from 100 percent acrylic fiber — comes in bright orange with white lettering and designs.

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