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polymethyl methyacrylate

polymethyl methyacrylate noun: a tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite.

Noun

polymethyl methyacrylate (uncountable)

  1. A tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite

Questions about polymethyl methyacrylate

What does polymethyl methyacrylate mean?
Polymethyl methyacrylate means a tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite.
What part of speech is polymethyl methyacrylate?
Polymethyl methyacrylate is a noun.

Words near polymethyl methyacrylate in the dictionary

  1. polymethoxyflavones
  2. polymethoxylated
  3. polymethyl
  4. polymethyl acrylate
  5. polymethyl methacrylate
  6. polymethyl methyacrylate
  7. polymethylacrylate
  8. polymethylated
  9. polymethylene
  10. polymethylenes
  11. polymethylmethacrylate

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