methacrylate
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.
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