METHACRYLIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methacrylic acid mean? 

• METHACRYLIC ACID (noun)
  The noun METHACRYLIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics

  Familiarity information: METHACRYLIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHACRYLIC ACID (noun)

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Meaning:

An unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

2-methylpropenoic acid; methacrylic acid

Hypernyms ("methacrylic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

 Context examples 

An organic chemical and ester of methacrylic acid.

(Glycol Dimethacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A methyl ester of methacrylic acid.

(Methyl Methacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)

The polymer poly (methylmethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) was found to present the best biological and chemical characteristics, and was thus selected to synthesize hydrogels for use as 3D matrices.

(Scientists design a new hydrogel that helps regenerate cartilage, University of Granada)