acrylic fiber
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.
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
Scientific definitions for acrylic fiber
acrylic fiber
Any of numerous synthetic fibers polymerized from acrylonitrile.