a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amylic alcohol (Chem.), same as amyl alcohol. --
Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. A paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of an acrylic resin, which dries to a hard film on exposure to air. [ PJC ]

2. A painting made using an acrylic paint; as, he donated several of his acrylics to the museum. [ PJC ]

3. Same as acrylic resin. [ PJC ]

4. Same as acrylic fiber. [ PJC ]

a. 1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical (R.CH:CH.CO-) of which acrolein (H2C:CH.CHO) is the hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Of or pertaining to a derivative of acrylic acid, or an object consisting mostly of an acrylic resin; as, an acrylic window. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Chem.) a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics called Lucite and Plexiglass. [ PJC ]