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PMMA

PMMA is the abbreviation of polymethyl methacrylate.

Meaning of polymethyl methacrylate

Noun

polymethyl methacrylate (uncountable)

  1. A thermoplastic transparent plastic manufactured by the polymerization of methyl methacrylate, often used in place of glass - it being lighter, softer and not shattering on impact.
    Synonyms:
    PMMA, acrylic, plexiglass

Questions about PMMA

What is PMMA the abbreviation of?
PMMA is the abbreviation of polymethyl methacrylate.

Words near PMMA in the dictionary

  1. PMIO
  2. PMIS
  3. pmk.
  4. pmks.
  5. PML
  6. PMMA
  7. PMMU
  8. PMMUs
  9. PMN
  10. PMN cell
  11. PMN cells

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PMMA (page history and authors); polymethyl methacrylate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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