Term Name: | methacrylic acid |
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Synonyms: | 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, 2-methylacrylic acid, 2-methylenepropionic acid, 2-methylprop-2-enoic acid, 2-methylpropenoic acid, 2-Methylpropensaeure, alpha-methacrylic acid, alpha-methylacrylic acid, methacrylic acid, Methacrylsaeure, Methakrylsaeure, methylacrylic acid |
Definition: | An alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid that is acrylic acid in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:25219] ( EBI ) |