Meanings
nounpolymethyl methacrylate (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA thermoplastic transparent plastic manufactured by the polymerization of methyl methacrylate, often used in place of glass - it being lighter, softer and not shattering on impact.
Synonyms: PMMA, acrylic, plexiglass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thermoplastic transparent plastic manufactured by the polymerization of methyl methacrylate, often used in place of glass - it being lighter, softer and not shattering on impact.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯
- 聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯transparent tough plastic
Finnish polymetyylimetakrylaatti, pleksilasi
- polymetyylimetakrylaattitransparent tough plastic
- pleksilasitransparent tough plastic
- akryylitransparent tough plastic
French polyméthacrylate de méthyle
- polyméthacrylate de méthyletransparent tough plastic
Hungarian plexiüveg
- plexiüvegtransparent tough plastic
Romanian polimetacrilat de metil
- polimetacrilat de metiltransparent tough plastic
Russian плексигла́с, оргстекло́
- плексигла́с (pleksiglás)transparent tough plastic
- оргстекло́ (orgstekló)transparent tough plastic
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APA
polymethyl methacrylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymethyl%20methacrylate
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“polymethyl methacrylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymethyl%20methacrylate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymethyl methacrylate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymethyl%20methacrylate.
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