acrylic fiber

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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.

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Origin of acrylic fiber

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby acrylic fiber

acrylamide, acrylate, acrylic, acrylic acid, acrylic ester, acrylic fiber, acrylic fibre, acrylic resin, acrylonitrile, acrylyl, acrylyl group

How to use acrylic fiber in a sentence

He throws every fiber of his being into each performance, altering his posture, elocution, temperament, and more.
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Memes that ridiculed political leaders and the Hong Kong Police Force shot through fiber optic cables at light speed.
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Instead, opt for eating complete meals with good sources of protein and fiber.
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With every fiber in my body I hope the answer is a resounding “No.”
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I despise it with every fiber of my being, but freedom of speech is vital to our nation.
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You know that I come of tough fiber—of that old Creole race of Pontelliers that dry up and finally blow away.
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I watched it, with every fiber of my being revolting against such savagery, and the need for it.
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Approximately two-thirds of such chemical employees are found in the synthetic fiber field.
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These arrow-heads have generally a shoulder where the arrow was set into the shaft, there to be bound tightly with sinew or fiber.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
These matches were fuses of some slow-burning fiber, like tow, which would keep a spark for a considerable time.
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Scientific definitions for acrylic fiber

acrylic fiber

Any of numerous synthetic fibers polymerized from acrylonitrile.