• 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