Meanings
nounmethyacrylate (plural methyacrylates)
plural methyacrylates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of methacrylic acid
- chemistryThe thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate
Origin
From methacrylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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methyacrylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyacrylate
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“methyacrylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyacrylate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methyacrylate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyacrylate.
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