methacrylate
noun
meth·ac·ry·late
ˌme-ˈtha-krə-ˌlāt 
1
: a salt or ester of methacrylic acid
2
: an acrylic resin or plastic made from a derivative of methacrylic acid
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At the same time, the researchers also incorporated stearyl methacrylate (SMA), a hydrophobic material that forms physical crosslinks between polymer chains.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Methyl methacrylate can cause damage to the skin and respiratory system.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
Methyl methacrylate is a volatile, flammable liquid often used in the manufacture of resins and plastics, according to the EPA.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Methyl methacrylate, the substance inside the tank at the center of the chemical incident at the Garden Grove site, is a VOC.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Methyl methacrylate is used to make plastics.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Those particles were then suspended within a biocompatible liquid blend of gelatin methacrylate and polyethylene glycol diacrylate.
—Ben Coxworth
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
The resin has two ingredients, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and isobornyl acrylate, in amounts above the standard set by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 25 June 2024
The Armed Forces Institute said Zadroga’s lungs had talc, cellulose, methacrylate, calcium phosphate, carbon and silica.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Methyl methacrylate can cause damage to the skin and respiratory system.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
Methyl methacrylate is a volatile, flammable liquid often used in the manufacture of resins and plastics, according to the EPA.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Methyl methacrylate, the substance inside the tank at the center of the chemical incident at the Garden Grove site, is a VOC.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Methyl methacrylate is used to make plastics.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Those particles were then suspended within a biocompatible liquid blend of gelatin methacrylate and polyethylene glycol diacrylate.
—Ben Coxworth
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
The resin has two ingredients, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and isobornyl acrylate, in amounts above the standard set by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 25 June 2024
The Armed Forces Institute said Zadroga’s lungs had talc, cellulose, methacrylate, calcium phosphate, carbon and silica.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Methacrylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methacrylate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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methacrylate
noun
meth·ac·ry·late
(ˈ)meth-ˈak-rə-ˌlāt
1
: a salt or ester of methacrylic acid
2
: an acrylic resin or plastic made from a derivative of methacrylic acid
especially
: methyl methacrylate
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