a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile |
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) | used especially by artists |
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color | a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives |
| polymerized from acrylonitrile |