[e-pok-sahyd, i-pok-] 
| an organic chemical that contains a group consisting of an oxygen atom bound to two already connected atoms, usually carbon (epoxy group). Compare epoxy (def. 2). |
| ep·ox·ide (ě-pŏk'sīd, ĭ-pŏk'-) n. In both senses also called epoxy.
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| epoxide (ě-pŏk'sīd) Pronunciation Key
A ring-shaped compound consisting of an oxygen atom bonded to two other atoms, usually of carbon, that are already bonded to each other. Epoxides are used to make epoxies. |
epoxide
cyclic ether with a three-membered ring. The basic structure of an epoxide contains an oxygen atom attached to two adjacent carbon atoms of a hydrocarbon.
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