epoxy
Syllables: e·po·xy/ɪˈpɒk.si//ɪˈpɑk.si/
epoxy adjective: derived from an epoxide.
Adjective
epoxy (not comparable)
- Derived from an epoxide.
Noun
epoxy (countable and uncountable, plural epoxies)
- A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.
- The largest epoxy sales values were into Germany, Denmark, Spain and Austria. […] Across Europe, the sector accounts for turnover of €4 billion and employs around 25,000 people, with epoxies being present in many different products across the sector.2017 August, “THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC VALUE OF EPOXY RESINS”, in Epoxy Resin Committee, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2021, pages 1, 3
Verb
epoxy (third-person singular simple present epoxies, present participle epoxying, simple past and past participle epoxied or epoxyed)
- To glue with epoxy.
epoxy meaning in Tamil
epoxy in Tamil
- நெகிழிப்பசை, கரிமச் சேர்மம்
Forms of epoxy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | epoxies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | epoxies |
| present participle | epoxying |
| past participle | epoxied |
| past | epoxied |
| past participle | epoxyed |
| past | epoxyed |
Origin of epoxy
From ep- + -oxy.
Words formed from epoxy
Phrases with epoxy
Words that rhyme with epoxy
Questions about epoxy
- What does epoxy mean?
- Epoxy means derived from an epoxide.
- What is epoxy in Tamil?
- Epoxy in Tamil is நெகிழிப்பசை, கரிமச் சேர்மம். See Epoxy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is epoxy?
- Epoxy can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce epoxy?
- Epoxy is pronounced /ɪˈpɒk.si/ (UK).
Words near epoxy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: epoxy (page history and authors); epoxy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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