plexiglass

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Plexiglass¹

noun

  1. misspelling Misspelling of Plexiglas

plexiglass²

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Borrowed from German Plexiglas, a trademark.

noun plexiglasses

  1. countable, uncountable polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass. The wall and door of the compartment on the corridor side are of plexiglass, fully curtained on the inside.

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noun polymethyl methacrylate

Españolplexiglás
日本語プレキシガラス purekishigarasu
中文有機玻璃 /有机玻璃 yǒujī bōli
Portuguêsacrílico
Françaisplexiglas
DeutschAcrylglas, Plexiglas
Русскийплексигла́с pleksiglás, оргстекло́ orgstekló, органи́ческое стекло́ organíčeskoje stekló
עבריתפלקסיגלס pléksiglas, זכוכית אקרילית zkhukhít akrílit

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@misc{plexiglass_2026,
  title = {plexiglass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plexiglass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}