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🧪 Related to plastics ⚗️ A chemical compound
methacrylic

methacrylic

9.9
A chemical that comes from a type of acid used to make plastics and resins
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛθəˈkrɪlɪk/
  • Specialized
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  • Many modern paints contain methacrylic as a key ingredient for durability.

Examples

  • The laboratory ordered more methacrylic to synthesize new types of plastic.

  • Workers must handle methacrylic with care due to its chemical properties.

  • The methacrylic compound is essential for making durable plastics.

  • Many methacrylics are used in the production of coatings.

  • The laboratory ordered more methacrylic to synthesize new types of plastic.

  • Many modern paints contain methacrylic as a key ingredient for durability.

  • Workers must handle methacrylic with care due to its chemical properties.

Compounds

methacrylic acid
  • Specialized
8.2

A chemical used to make plastics and dental materials

Surface Forms

methacrylic singular
methacrylics plural

Morphology

methacrylic = acrylic (opaque) = meth + acryl + ic

The compound is built on the technical base 'acrylic', but the added 'meth-' element is specialized chemical nomenclature that an average learner would not reliably decode.

Etymology

The word methacrylic comes from the parts methyl, meaning 'a small chemical part', and acrylic, meaning 'a common kind of plastic or paint'. A methacrylic compound is the small chemical used as a building block to make plastics and resins, so the name reminds you it is the acrylic-like ingredient in these materials.