How to Use methyl methacrylate in a Sentence

methyl methacrylate

noun
  • The tank contains methyl methacrylate, which is highly flammable.
    — Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • This would send methyl methacrylate particles into the air.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • The chemical, methyl methacrylate, is used in the production of plastics and is highly toxic and flammable.
    — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • The tank is filled with about 7,000 gallons of a highly flammable chemical called methyl methacrylate.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
  • Officials say that the cooling system for the three tanks was compromised for the tank containing methyl methacrylate.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • This tank contains around 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly toxic and flammable chemical used to make resins and plastics.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 May 2026
  • The tank contains methyl methacrylate (MMA), a flammable substance that generates heat spontaneously.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • The tank in turmoil, which has roughly 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, remains unsafe, Concialdi said.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • This may have led to a buildup of heat in a pressurized tank filled with 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable liquid monomer used to manufacture plastics.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Orange County Fire Authority What is methyl methacrylate and what are the health impacts of exposure?
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • But on May 24, authorities discovered a crack in the tank holding 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • The lawsuit alleges that the defendants were negligent in their storage of methyl methacrylate and failed in other aspects involving operations with the chemical.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Made with oil-absorbing ingredients, including silica and methyl methacrylate cross polymer, the sunscreen also has humectants and emollients.
    — Jenny Berg, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • The tank, at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, contains the chemical methyl methacrylate, used to make plastic.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 24 May 2026
  • This may have led to a buildup of heat in a pressurized tank filled with 7,000 gallons of a chemical called methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable liquid monomer used to manufacture plastics.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Upon arriving at the scene, officials determined that methyl methacrylate, a volatile liquid used to make plastic, was leaking out of a 34,000-gallon vat.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • Should the tank at the aerospace facility have exploded or spilled the substance methyl methacrylate, serious harm could have been caused to residents’ respiratory or nervous systems, experts had said.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • The tank contains methyl methacrylate, an industrial chemical used in plastics and manufacturing, and is located in proximity to two other storage tanks.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • And, soon, the OCFA crew learns that one of three storage tanks at the plant — one that contains the chemical methyl methacrylate, or MMA — is bulging.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • As the interior temperature of the tank increased, methyl methacrylate — which is used to make plastics — converted from liquid to gas, ramping up the pressure and risk of explosion, Whelton said.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • Health experts said that methyl methacrylate — a flammable plastic epoxy that generates its own heat — is a respiratory irritant and potential exposure could lead to lung, skin and eye irritation, nausea and dizziness.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Authorities suspect that the cooling system responsible for maintaining the temperature of the tank filled with methyl methacrylate, or MMA, failed.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
  • But the tanks, which contain a highly reactive liquid chemical known as methyl methacrylate, or MMA, used to make materials such as plexiglass, are still at the facility.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • The chemical at the center of the crisis — methyl methacrylate — is a highly toxic substance that in the short term can impact a persons respiratory system, cause skin irritation and eye irritation, officials said.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • The tank, containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate used to make plastics and acrylic paints, threatened to explode as its internal temperature rapidly rose to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Tens of thousands told to evacuate after a 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate leaked at an aerospace plastics facility, sending potentially toxic vapors into the air.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Tens of thousands told to evacuate after a 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate leaked at an aerospace plastics facility, sending potentially toxic vapors into the air.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • Orange County Fire Authority officials say that the tank storing methyl methacrylate, a toxic and highly flammable epoxy used to produce plastic for aircraft canopies, was failing and that the temperature had started to rise.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • The filings came after a malfunctioning storage tank containing volatile, flammable methyl methacrylate prompted evacuation orders across parts of Garden Grove and nearby cities amid fears of a catastrophic explosion.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

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