Definitions For Epoxide

Noun

EPOXIDE (plural EPOXIDEs) (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 (organic chemistry) Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring

Synonyms

alkylene oxide

Derived terms

epoxidation epoxidisable, epoxidizable epoxidise, epoxidize

Translations

Catalan: epòxid, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 环氧化合物, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 环氧化合物 (huán yǎng huàhéwù, sc=Hani) Czech: epoxid, m Estonian: epoksiidid Finnish: epoksidi French: époxyde, m German: Epoxid, n Greek: εποξείδιο, n Italian: epossido, m Korean: 에폭시드, sc=Kore Macedonian: епоксид, sc=Cyrl Polish: epitlenki Portuguese: epóxido, m Russian: эпоксиды Spanish: epóxido, m

See also

epoxy epidioxide episulphide ethylene oxide

Anagrams

epoxied