Polymer vs Acrylic - What's the difference?
polymer | acrylic |
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
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, title= (organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
A paint containing an acrylic resin.
a painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin
In organic chemistry terms the difference between polymer and acrylic
is that polymer is a long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules while acrylic is an acrylic resin.As an adjective acrylic is
derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.polymer
English
(wikipedia polymer)Noun
(en noun)Charles T. Ambrose
Alzheimer’s Disease, volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}
Derived terms
* biopolymer * inorganic polymer * oligopolymer * polymeric * polymerizeSee also
* dimer * monomer * oligomer * trimer * superpolymer ----acrylic
English
(wikipedia acrylic)Adjective
(-)Noun
(en noun)- When it comes to painting, i prefer using acrylics as my medium.
