polyacrylonitrile

noun

Any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics

OriginEnglish acrylonitrile ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolyacrylonitrile (plural polyacrylonitriles)

plural polyacrylonitriles

  1. chemistryAny polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishacrylonitrile
  6. Englishpolyacrylonitrile

From poly- + acrylonitrile.

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Translations

French polyacrylonitrile
  • polyacrylonitrilepolymer
German Polyacrylnitril
  • Polyacrylnitrilpolymer
Polish poliakrylonitryl
  • poliakrylonitrylpolymer
Russian полиакрилонитри́л
  • полиакрилонитри́л (poliakrilonitríl)polymer
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APA

polyacrylonitrile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyacrylonitrile

MLA

“polyacrylonitrile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyacrylonitrile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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