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Acrylic

Acrylic is a generic name for all synthetic polymers derived from acrylic acid or methacrylic acid
Specifically, Acrylic or Acrylic glas is often used as a common name for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), also known as Plexiglas.
Acrylic paint is a paint that contains PMMA
Acrylic fiber is a synthetic polymer fiber that contains at least 85% acrylonitrile

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