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methyl methacrylate

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, volatile, flammable, water-insoluble, liquid, unsaturated ester, C 5 H 8 O 2 , that polymerizes readily to a clear plastic.


methyl methacrylate

noun

  1. a colourless liquid compound, used in the manufacture of certain methacrylate resins. Formula: CH 2 C(CH 3 )COOCH 3
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Origin of methyl methacrylate1

First recorded in 1930–35

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