METHACRYLIC ACID Definition & Meaning

methacrylic acid

[ meth-uh-kril-ik, meth- ]

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noun

Chemistry.

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

methacrylic acid

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noun

a colourless crystalline water-soluble substance used in the manufacture of acrylic resins; 2-methylpropenoic acid. Formula: CH 2 :C(CH 3 )COOH

methacrylic acid

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A colorless liquid used in the manufacture of methacrylate esters, resins and plastics. Chemical formula: C 4 H 6 O 2 .

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of methacrylic acid¹

First recorded in 1860–65; meth- + acrylic

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Parker engineers chose lucite, a new thermoplastic produced by stacking another methyl group — composed of one atom of carbon and three of hydrogen — onto the colorless, liquid, methyl ester of methacrylic acid.

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