polymethyl methacrylate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of polymethyl methacrylate
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Other common plastics the researchers found: polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, all used in various industrial processes.
From Science Daily
Other plastics confirmed in the water in microscopic quantities include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, also known as plexiglass.
From Los Angeles Times
One substance produced this way was polymethyl methacrylate, an acrylic polymer better known as plexiglass.
From Scientific American
The colorized works are made of contemporary materials, including plaster casts, synthetic marble, marble, cast bronze, and 3D-printed polymethyl methacrylate, covered with marble plaster and painted in tempera with pigments based on original formulations.
From Washington Post
“It is an acrylic, similar to Plexiglas, called PMMA, for polymethyl methacrylate.”
From New York Times
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