
a chemical substance, the monomer of which can be induced to polymerise, producing a hard plastic. It can be a form of bone cement (polymethylmethacrylate or PMMA), but in a different polymerised form it produces Perspex.
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A chemical substance, the monomer of which can be induced to polymerise, producing a hard plastic. It can be a form of bone cement (polymethylmethacrylate â€` or PMMA), but in a different polymerised form it produces Perspex.
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(meth″әl-meth-ak´rә-lāt) methyl methacrylate a methyl ester of methacrylic acid, which polymerizes to form polymethyl methacrylate; used in the manufacture of acrylic resins and plastics.
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