ACRYLIC FIBER Definition & Meaning

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.

acrylic fiber

Any of numerous synthetic fibers polymerized from acrylonitrile.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of acrylic fiber¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Just like the 2018 design, this year’s Christmas Sweater — which is made from 100 percent acrylic fiber — comes in bright orange with white lettering and designs.

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