acrylic fiber
Noun 1. polymerized from acrylonitrile (synonym) acrylic (hypernym) man-made fiber, synthetic fiber | ||||
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Acrylic fiber
Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer (Polyacrylonitrile) with an average molecular weight of ~100,000. To be called acrylic in the U.S., the polymer must contain at least 85% acrylonitrile monomer. Typical comonomers are vinyl acetate or methyl acrylate.
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