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

Word History and Origins

Origin of methyl methacrylate¹

First recorded in 1930–35