epoxide

ɪˈpɒksaɪd

Definition

Definition of epoxide - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

cyclic ether with a three-membered ring

TECH.

Epoxides are often used in the production of plastics.

epoxy

larger ring

TECH.

compound with an ether linkage in a larger ring

TECH.

The chemist synthesized an epoxide with a larger ring structure.

epoxy

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Origin of epoxide

Greek, epi (upon) + oxys (sharp) + -ide (chemical suffix)

Terms with epoxide included in their meaning

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epoxidation

organic chemistry

reaction converting a compound into an epoxide

epoxy

adj.

chemistry

derived from an epoxide

Examples of epoxide in a sentence

The reaction produced an epoxide as an intermediate.
Researchers are studying the properties of a new epoxide.
The reaction produced an epoxide with unique characteristics.

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French:époxyde, composé époxydique, ...
German:Epoxid, ...
Italian:epossido, anello epossidico, ...
Spanish:epóxido, ...
Portuguese:epóxido, epoxirano, ...
Chinese:环氧化物, 环氧化合物, ...
Japanese:エポキシド, エポキシ化合物, ...
Arabic:إيبوكسيد, مركب إيبوكسيدي, ...
Hebrew:אֶפּוֹקְסִיד, ...
Russian:эпоксид, ...
Ukrainian:епоксид, епоксидна сполука, ...
Hindi:एपॉक्साइड, ईथर यौगिक, ...
Bengali:ইপোক্সাইড, ...
Catalan:epòxid, òxid d'etilè, ...
Czech:epoxid, cyklický ether s epoxidovou skupinou, ...
Danish:epoxid, epoxyforbindelse, ...
Dutch:epoxide, ...
Greek:εποξείδιο, εποξειδική ένωση, ...
Hungarian:epoxid, nagyobb gyűrűs éterkötést tartalmazó vegyület, ...
Khmer:អេប៉ុកស៊ីត, សមាសធាតុគីមីដែលមានចំណងអេធើរនៅក្នុងរង្វង់ធំជាង, ...
Korean:에폭사이드, 에폭시 화합물, ...
Persian:اپوکسید, اکسید حلقوی, ...
Polish:epoksyd, ...
Portuguese (BR):epóxido, composto epóxido, ...
Romanian:epoxid, compus epoxidic, ...
Swedish:epoxid, ...
Thai:อีพ็อกไซด์, ...
Turkish:epoksit, eter bileşiği, ...
Vietnamese:epoxide, epoxide vòng lớn, ...

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