How to Use methacrylate in a Sentence

methacrylate

noun
  • Methyl methacrylate is used to make plastics.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • People who come into contact with glycidyl methacrylate may feel as if their eyes, nose, mouth and skin are burning, the city fire department said.
    — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Glycidyl methacrylate is an irritant that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skin, according to the city of Toledo.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Methyl methacrylate is a volatile, flammable liquid often used in the manufacture of resins and plastics, according to the EPA.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • The company said the industrial chemical glycidyl methacrylate is used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better.
    — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • According to the statement, glycidyl methacrylate is an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Their work ultimately led to the creation of the first synthetic hydrogel made from poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), or pHEMA.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • At the same time, the researchers also incorporated stearyl methacrylate (SMA), a hydrophobic material that forms physical crosslinks between polymer chains.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • Built from human-compatible materials The model’s structure is built from a biological scaffold of gelatin methacrylate and alginate, materials chosen to mimic the colon’s soft tissue.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to the statement and as the City of Toledo confirmed, the chemical involved in this incident is glycidyl methacrylate, an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers encapsulated three commercially available dyes in tiny spheres of poly(methyl methacrylate), or PMMA, a transparent plastic also known as plexiglass.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Glycol methacrylate, an industrial coating product, was released into the air Tuesday night, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz told reporters Wednesday morning.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

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