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

Adjective

epoxy (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.

Translations

derived from an epoxide

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 環氧的, 环氧的 (huányǎng de)

• Finnish: epoksi-
• French: époxy (fr)
• Icelandic: epoxý-
• Italian: epossidico (it)

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 epoxy resin

Verb

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

1. To glue with epoxy.

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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/
• Hyphenation: epoxy

Noun

epoxy m or n (plural epoxy's)

1. epoxy resin, epoxy