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Pompholyx vs Acrylic - What's the difference?

pompholyx | acrylic |

As nouns the difference between pompholyx and acrylic

is that pompholyx is (medicine) dyshidrosis while acrylic is (organic chemistry) an acrylic resin.

As an adjective acrylic is

(organic chemistry) derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

pompholyx

English

Noun

(-)
  • (medicine) dyshidrosis
  • (chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide

    • Derived terms

    * cheiropompholyx * podopompholyx (Webster 1913)

    acrylic

    English

    (wikipedia acrylic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
  • Containing an acrylic resin.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
  • A paint containing an acrylic resin.
    • When it comes to painting, i prefer using acrylics as my medium.
  • a painting executed using such a paint.
  • A thick sheet of plastic.
  • A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin