polymethacrylicadj.
/ˌpɒlɪmɛθəˈkrɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑliˌmɛθəˈkrɪlɪk/ Chemistry.
polymethacrylic acid n. an acid that is a polymer of methacrylic acid.
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polymethylene1892
polysaccharide1892
polysaccharose1894
polyose1895
polymethacrylic acid1897
hydrol1900
polyphosphate1908
polyphenylene1921
polyacrylate1932
polyacrylonitrile1935
polyisocyanate1943
polyacrylamide1944
polysiloxane1944
polyglycolic acid1956
polynosic1959
anomalous water1966
polywater1969
1897 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 72 i. 399 (heading) Polymethacrylic acid.
1935 C. Ellis Chem. Synthetic Resins II. liii. 1080 Polymethacrylic acid begins to decompose at 200°C.
1959 G. Oster in R. B. Withrow Photoperiodism i. 6 A curious case of a light-induced spectral shift is that of methylene blue when bound to polymethacrylic acid.
1993 Science 12 Feb. 893/1 Artificial gels consist of a solvent, usually water, held in place by a hydrophilic lattice of long-chain molecules—in many cases synthetic polymers such as polyacrylamide and polymethacrylic acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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