modacrylic fiber
[ mod-uh-kril-ik, mod- ]
/ ˈmɒd əˈkrɪl ɪk, ˌmɒd- /
noun
any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
Also called
mod·a·cryl·ic.
Origin of modacrylic fiber
1955–60;
mod(ified) +
acrylic
Words nearby modacrylic fiber
moctezuma,
mod,
mod cons,
mod.,
mod. praesc.,
modacrylic fiber,
modal,
modal auxiliary,
modal logic,
modality,
modding