"polymethyl methacrylate" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=polymethyl methacrylate}} polymethyl methacrylate (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: polymethyl methacrylate Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: PMMA, acrylic, plexiglass Related terms: Perspex, Plexiglas Translations (transparent tough plastic): 有機玻璃 (Chinese Mandarin), 有机玻璃 (yǒujī bōli) (Chinese Mandarin), polymetyylimetakrylaatti (Finnish), pleksilasi (Finnish), akryyli (Finnish), polyméthacrylate de méthyle [masculine] (French), plexiüveg (Hungarian), प्लेक्सीग्लास (pleksīglās) (Marathi), polimetacrilat de metil [neuter] (Romanian), плексигла́с (pleksiglás) [masculine] (Russian), оргстекло́ (orgstekló) [neuter] (Russian)

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