epoxide noun. [ɪ'pɒksʌɪd] M20.
[from EPI- + OXIDE.]
Chemistry. A compound whose molecule contains an oxygen atom linked to two carbon atoms as part of a ring; a cyclic ether.

Comb.:
epoxide resin an epoxy resin.

■ epoxi'dation noun the formation of an epoxide by addition of an oxygen atom to a carbon-carbon double bond M20.

■ epoxidize verb trans. convert into an epoxide by epoxidation M20.

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