METHACRYLIC ACID


Meaning of METHACRYLIC ACID in English

/meth"euh kril"ik, meth'-/ , Chem.

a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic. Cf. Lucite, Plexiglas .

[ 1860-65; METH- + ACRYLIC ]

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