polymethyl methacrylate

[pol-ee-meth-uhl]

noun

Chemistry.

1. polymerized methyl methacrylate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polymethyl methacrylate¹

First recorded in 1930–35; poly- + methyl

Example Sentences

Other common plastics the researchers found: polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, all used in various industrial processes.

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Other plastics confirmed in the water in microscopic quantities include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, also known as plexiglass.

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One substance produced this way was polymethyl methacrylate, an acrylic polymer better known as plexiglass.

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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.

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“It is an acrylic, similar to Plexiglas, called PMMA, for polymethyl methacrylate.”

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