epoxy

See also: epoxy- and époxy

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ -oxy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭ-pŏkʹsē, IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɒk.si/
• (General American) enPR: ĭ-pŏkʹsē, IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɑk.si/, /əˈpɑːk.si/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒksi
• Hyphenation: e‧po‧xy, ep‧o‧xy

Adjective

epoxy (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.

Derived terms

• diepoxy
• eplerenone
• epoprostenol
• epostane
• epoxysilane

Translations

derived from an epoxide — see also epoxidic

Chinese: Mandarin: 環氧的 / 环氧的 (huányǎng de) Finnish: epoksi- French: époxy (fr) Icelandic: epoxý- Italian: epossidico (it) Polish: epoksydowy (pl) Spanish: epoxi (es), epóxico

Noun

epoxy (countable and uncountable, plural epoxies)

1. A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.

Translations

epoxy resin — see also epoxy resin

Spanish: epoxi (es) m

Verb

epoxy (third-person singular simple present epoxies, present participle epoxying, simple past and past participle epoxied or epoxyed)

1. To glue with epoxy.

Derived terms

• unepoxied

See also

• adhesive
• curing
• epoxide
• polymer
• resin

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English epoxy or natively shortened from epoxyhars (whence the dual genders derive). Equivalent to substantivisation of the prefix epoxy-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈpɔk.si/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: epoxy

Noun

epoxy m or n (plural epoxy's, no diminutive)

1. epoxy resin, epoxy