epoxide compound

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• epoxide — [ep äk′sīd΄] n. a compound containing the epoxy group …   English World dictionary

• Epoxide — A generic epoxide. An epoxide is a cyclic ether with three ring atoms. This ring approximately defines an equilateral triangle, which makes it highly strained. The strained ring makes epoxides more reactive than other ethers. Simple epoxides are… …   Wikipedia

• epoxide — /e pok suyd, i pok /, n. Chem. an organic chemical that contains a group consisting of an oxygen atom bound to two already connected atoms, usually carbon (epoxy group). Cf. epoxy (def. 2). [EP + OXIDE] * * * ▪ chemical compound       cyclic… …   Universalium

• epoxide — n. (Chemistry) epoxy compound; chemical compound of oxygen and carbon …   English contemporary dictionary

• epoxide — noun Date: 1930 an epoxy compound …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• epoxide — noun 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. Syn: alkylene oxide …   Wiktionary

• epoxide — epox·ide (ə pokґsīd) an organic compound containing a reactive group resulting from the union of an oxygen atom with two other atoms, usually carbon, that are themselves joined together. Commonly referred to as epoxy. See also epoxy… …   Medical dictionary

• epoxide — [ɪ pɒksʌɪd] noun Chemistry an organic compound whose molecule contains a three membered ring involving an oxygen atom and two carbon atoms. Origin 1930s: from epi + oxide …   English new terms dictionary

• epoxide — ep•ox•ide [[t]ɪˈpɒk saɪd[/t]] n. chem. an epoxy compound • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

• epoxide — n. Chem. a compound containing an oxygen atom bonded in a triangular arrangement to two carbon atoms. Etymology: EPI + OXIDE …   Useful english dictionary

• chemical compound — Introduction  any substance composed of identical molecules consisting of atoms (atom) of two or more chemical elements (chemical element).       All the matter in the universe is composed of the atoms of more than 100 different chemical elements …   Universalium