Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A durable synthetic resin derived from polyalcohol and phthalic anhydride, often used for coatings and adhesives.
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- noun A
synthetic resin derived from a reaction betweenalcohol and certainacids , used as abase for manylaminates ,paints andcoatings .
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- noun a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sylvia Maier , a Brooklyn-based artist, painted seven of the portraits featuring Ms. Brown, using actual cocoa mixed with alkyd paint and wax.
Chief Chocolate Officer Comes Out of the Pantry Marshall Heyman 2012
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Allison Gildersleeve, "The Gully Behind," 2010, oil and alkyd on canvas, 54 "x 52"
Sharon L. Butler: NYC Gallery Visit: Allison Gildersleeve and Eric Jeor 2010
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Allison Gildersleeve, "Tipping Rock," 2010, oil and alkyd on canvas, 64 "x 60"
Sharon L. Butler: NYC Gallery Visit: Allison Gildersleeve and Eric Jeor 2010
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I've seen tests that included M.Graham white which is walnut oil and it stayed the whitest but the alkyd fast drying white was amongst the darkest most yellowing.
White Test James Gurney 2010
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Allison Gildersleeve, "The Hill in Back," 2010, oil and alkyd on canvas, 18 "x 18"
Sharon L. Butler: NYC Gallery Visit: Allison Gildersleeve and Eric Jeor 2010
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Allison Gildersleeve, "Tipping Rock," 2010, oil and alkyd on canvas, 64 "x 60"
Sharon L. Butler: NYC Gallery Visit: Allison Gildersleeve and Eric Jeor 2010
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And I use alkyd, which takes about two days to dry, and once it's dry, I then take off the little rubber bumps, which create those little holes with various kinds of white, which is mixed with a little bit of cerulean blue, and sometimes with raw umber or yellow ochre.
Sharon L. Butler: Vija Celmins: The Artist and a Human Gesture 2010
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Allison Gildersleeve, "The Hill in Back," 2010, oil and alkyd on canvas, 18 "x 18"
Sharon L. Butler: NYC Gallery Visit: Allison Gildersleeve and Eric Jeor 2010
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Vija Celmins, "Dark Galaxy," 2000-10, alkyd oil on canvas 15 x 1/4 x 18 1/4 '
Sharon L. Butler: Vija Celmins: The Artist and a Human Gesture 2010
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Allison Gildersleeve, "The Gully Behind," 2010, oil and alkyd on canvas, 54 "x 52"
Sharon L. Butler: NYC Gallery Visit: Allison Gildersleeve and Eric Jeor 2010
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A pretty sort of word despite is modern derviation and lab-ness.
October 29, 2015
bilby commented on the word alkyd
Labosity.
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Labbage.
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Labreeding.
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Laboratonkadonk.
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Labicose.
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