polymethyl methyacrylate

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polymethyl methyacrylate

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  1. uncountable A tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite

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noun tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer

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

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@misc{polymethyl_methyacrylate_2026,
  title = {polymethyl methyacrylate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polymethyl%20methyacrylate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}