epoxide

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Etymology

From epi- +‎ oxy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈipɑksaɪd/

Noun

epoxide (plural epoxides)

1. (organic chemistry) 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. (organic chemistry) Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.

Synonyms

• alkylene oxide

Derived terms

• arene epoxide
• bisepoxide
• diepoxide
• epoxidase
• epoxidate
• epoxidation
• epoxidic
• epoxidisable, epoxidizable
• epoxidise, epoxidize
• epoxidized
• epoxygenated
• furanoepoxide
• monoepoxide
• polyepoxide
• triepoxide

Translations

cyclic ether

Catalan: epòxid m Chinese: Mandarin: 环氧化合物 (huán yǎng huàhéwù) Czech: epoxid (cs) m Estonian: epoksiidid Finnish: epoksidi French: époxyde (fr) m German: Epoxid (de) n Greek: εποξείδιο (el) n (epoxeídio) Italian: epossido (it) m Korean: 에폭시드 (epoksideu) Macedonian: епоксид (epoksid) Polish: epitlenki Portuguese: epóxido m Russian: эпоксиды (epoksidy) Spanish: epóxido m

See also

• epoxy
• epidioxide
• episulphide
• ethylene oxide

Anagrams

• epoxied