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methyl methacrylate
(redirected from Methyl Methacrylate Monomer)

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methyl /meth·yl/ (meth´il) the chemical group or radical CH3—.
methyl methacrylate  a methyl ester of methacrylic acid, which polymerizes to form polymethyl methacrylate; used in the manufacture of acrylic resins and plastics.
methyl salicylate  a volatile oil with a characteristic wintergreen odor and taste; used as a flavoring agent and as a topical counterirritant for muscle pain.
methyl methacrylate
(meth´il methak´rilāt),
n an acrylic resin, CH2 = C(CH3)COOCH3, derived from methyl acrylic acid. Monomer is the single molecule and polymer is the polymerization product.
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Polymerized methyl methacrylate forming a light transparent thermoplastic material used in the manufacture of some spectacle lenses and formerly hard contact lenses. See modulus of elasticity; plastic spectacle frame.
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Polymethyl methacrylate, for example, "unzips" almost entirely to methyl methacrylate monomer, and produces a chromatogram like that shown in figure 1.
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