Plexiglas

[ plek-si-glas, -glahs ]

/ ˈplɛk sɪˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /

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Trademark.

a brand name for a thermoplastic polymer of methyl methacrylate that is light in weight, resistant to weathering, capable of being bent when hot but returning to its original shape when reheated, used for signs

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Words nearby Plexiglas

Pleven, plew, -plex, plexal, plexiform, Plexiglas, pleximeter, plexor, plexus, Pleyel, plf

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How to use Plexiglas in a sentence

They stood in front of a Plexiglas partition like that at a bank and signed the papers needed for the modified $5 million bail.
Feds Hope to Use Former Underling to Land Hedge-Fund Trader Steven Cohen|Michael Daly|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Plexiglas

Plexiglas

/ (ˈplɛksɪˌɡlɑːs) /

noun

trademark US a transparent plastic, polymethylmethacrylate, used for combs, plastic sheeting, etc

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