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epoxide

US/ˈipɑksaɪd/

epoxide noun: any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.

Noun

epoxide (plural epoxides)

  1. Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
  2. Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.

Synonyms of epoxide

Forms of epoxide

pluralepoxides

Origin of epoxide

From ep- + oxy.

Words formed from epoxide

Questions about epoxide

What does epoxide mean?
Epoxide means any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
What part of speech is epoxide?
Epoxide is a noun.
How do you pronounce epoxide?
Epoxide is pronounced /ˈipɑksaɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of epoxide?
The plural of epoxide is epoxides.

Words near epoxide in the dictionary

  1. epoxidated
  2. epoxidates
  3. epoxidating
  4. epoxidation
  5. epoxidations
  6. epoxide
  7. epoxides
  8. epoxidic
  9. epoxidise
  10. epoxidised
  11. epoxidizable

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