polymethyl methacrylate

See also: polymethylmethacrylate

English

Noun

poly methyl methacrylate (uncountable)

(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.

Synonyms

Translations

transparent tough plastic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 有機玻璃 (zh), 有机玻璃 (zh) (yǒujī bōli)
Finnish: polymetyylimetakrylaatti; pleksilasi, akryyli (fi)

Hungarian: plexiüveg (hu)
Marathi: प्लेक्सीग्लास (pleksīglāsa)
Russian: плексигла́с (ru) m (pleksiglás), оргстекло́ (ru) n (orgstekló)

See also

Plexiglas

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