polymethyl methacrylate

[ pol-ee-meth-uhl ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. polymerized methyl methacrylate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polymethyl methacrylate¹

First recorded in 1930–35; poly- + methyl

Example Sentences

Other common plastics the researchers found: polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, all used in various industrial processes.

From Science Daily

Other plastics confirmed in the water in microscopic quantities include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, also known as plexiglass.

From Los Angeles Times

One substance produced this way was polymethyl methacrylate, an acrylic polymer better known as plexiglass.

From Scientific American

The colorized works are made of contemporary materials, including plaster casts, synthetic marble, marble, cast bronze, and 3D-printed polymethyl methacrylate, covered with marble plaster and painted in tempera with pigments based on original formulations.

From Washington Post

“It is an acrylic, similar to Plexiglas, called PMMA, for polymethyl methacrylate.”

From New York Times