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methacrylate Definition

meth·ac·ry·late (met̸h ak′rə lāt′)

noun

a salt or ester of methacrylic acid
methacrylate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • polymer: It involves identifying the affected vertebra, and injecting bone cement ( methyl methacrylate polymer ) into the center of the vertebral body.

Noun used with modifier

  • polymethyl: This would commonly be fixed to the bone using polymethyl methacrylate ( PMMA ) bone cement.
  • poly(methyl: Polycom glass is porous sol-gel glass with its pores filled with poly(methyl methacrylate ).
  • methyl: Ineos claims world leadership in methyl methacrylate with a capacity of 600,000 tons.