methyl methacrylate

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, volatile, flammable, water-insoluble, liquid, unsaturated ester, C5H8O2, that polymerizes readily to a clear plastic.

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Origin of methyl methacrylate

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby methyl methacrylate

methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl isocyanate, methyl lactate, methylmalonic aciduria, methylmercury, methyl methacrylate, methylmorphine, methylnaphthalene, methylol, methyl oleate, methyl orange
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British Dictionary definitions for methyl methacrylate

methyl methacrylate

noun

a colourless liquid compound, used in the manufacture of certain methacrylate resins. Formula: CH 2 C(CH 3)COOCH 3
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