# methacrylate

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #78,822

## Definitions
1. Any salt or ester of methacrylic acid, especially an ester used in the manufacture of resins and plastics.
2. A resin manufactured from methacrylic acid or a methacrylate.

## Etymology
From methacrylic + -ate (“salt or ester”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/methacrylate