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methyl methacrylate

methyl methacrylate noun: the methyl ester of methacrylic acid, CH₂:C(CH₃)COOCH₃, used as a monomer in the manufacture of polymethyl methacrylate plastics.

Noun

methyl methacrylate (uncountable)

  1. The methyl ester of methacrylic acid, CH₂:C(CH₃)COOCH₃, used as a monomer in the manufacture of polymethyl methacrylate plastics.

Questions about methyl methacrylate

What does methyl methacrylate mean?
Methyl methacrylate means the methyl ester of methacrylic acid, CH₂:C(CH₃)COOCH₃, used as a monomer in the manufacture of polymethyl methacrylate plastics.
What part of speech is methyl methacrylate?
Methyl methacrylate is a noun.

Words near methyl methacrylate in the dictionary

  1. methyl isocyanate
  2. methyl jasmonate
  3. methyl mercaptan
  4. methyl mercuries
  5. methyl mercury
  6. methyl methacrylate
  7. methyl methyacrylate
  8. methyl orange
  9. methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
  10. methyl paraoxon
  11. methyl parathion

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