epoxy

From epi- +‎ -oxy.

• (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

epoxy (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.

epoxy (countable and uncountable, plural epoxies)

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

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

1. To glue with epoxy.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈpɔk.si/

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• Hyphenation: epoxy

epoxy m or n (plural epoxy's)

1. epoxy resin, epoxy