POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polymethyl methacrylate mean? 

• POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (noun)
  The noun POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE has 1 sense:

1. a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass

  Familiarity information: POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("polymethyl methacrylate" is a kind of...):

acrylate resin; acrylic; acrylic resin (a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polymethyl methacrylate"):

Lucite; Perspex (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin)

Plexiglas; plexiglass (a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic)