alkyd

[al-kid]Chemistry

noun

Also called alkyd resin. any of a group of sticky resins derived from dicarboxylic acids, as phthalic or maleic acid, in reaction with polyvalent alcohols, as glycol or glycerol: used chiefly in adhesives and paints.

adjective

made of or containing an alkyd.

Origin of alkyd

First recorded in 1925–30; alky(l) + (aci)d

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