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Definition of Polymethyl methacrylate

1. Noun. A transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass.

Definition of Polymethyl methacrylate

1. Noun. (organic compound) A thermoplastic transparent plastic manufactured by the polymerization of methyl methacrylate, often used in place of glass - it being lighter, softer and not shattering on impact. ¹

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Medical Definition of Polymethyl methacrylate

1. Polymerised methyl methacrylate monomers which are used as sheets, moulding, extrusion powders, surface coating resins, emulsion polymers, fibres, inks, and films . This material is also used in tooth implants, bone cements, and hard corneal contact lenses. Pharmacological action: antimutagenic agents, bone cements, vasodilator agents. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polymethyl Methacrylate

Literary usage of Polymethyl methacrylate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"... that significant mode mixing occurs in step- index plastic fibers produced from standard protonated polymers, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). ..."

2. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"... mm in diameter by 19.1 mm thick, was encapsulated in Plexiglas (polymethyl methacrylate) and held at the muzzle of the gas gun as shown in Figure 7. ..."

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