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hydroxyethyl methacrylate

hydroxyethyl methacrylate noun: an ester of ethylene glycol and methacrylic acid used as a monomer.

Noun

hydroxyethyl methacrylate (plural hydroxyethyl methacrylates, abbreviation HEMA)

  1. An ester of ethylene glycol and methacrylic acid used as a monomer

Forms of hydroxyethyl methacrylate

pluralhydroxyethyl methacrylates
abbreviationHEMA

Questions about hydroxyethyl methacrylate

What does hydroxyethyl methacrylate mean?
Hydroxyethyl methacrylate means an ester of ethylene glycol and methacrylic acid used as a monomer.
What part of speech is hydroxyethyl methacrylate?
Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyethyl methacrylate?
The plural of hydroxyethyl methacrylate is hydroxyethyl methacrylates.

Words near hydroxyethyl methacrylate in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyester
  2. hydroxyesters
  3. hydroxyethane
  4. hydroxyethyl
  5. hydroxyethyl cellulose
  6. hydroxyethyl methacrylate
  7. hydroxyethyl methacrylates
  8. hydroxyethylation
  9. hydroxyethylcellulose
  10. hydroxyethylcelluloses
  11. hydroxyethylpromethazine

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