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Around 50,000 people in six Orange County cities were told to evacuate during the crisis, when an overheating tank filled with 7,000 gallons of a chemical called methyl methacrylate — a highly flammable liquid monomer used to manufacture plastics — was at risk of causing a massive explosion.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 This broke the solid waste into soluble monomers and alcohols that later served as hydrogen donors in the reaction.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 EnzymeThreads is engineering high-performance enzymes designed to break down PET into its original monomers.—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 Acrylics are created using liquid monomer and powder polymer, which should be mixed carefully by your nail tech.—Tori Crowther, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monomer