EPOXY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epoxy mean? 

• EPOXY (noun)
  The noun EPOXY has 1 sense:

1. a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates

  Familiarity information: EPOXY used as a noun is very rare.

• EPOXY (verb)
  The verb EPOXY has 1 sense:

1. glue with epoxy

  Familiarity information: EPOXY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPOXY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

epoxy; epoxy glue; epoxy resin

Hypernyms ("epoxy" is a kind of...):

synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epoxy"):

Crazy Glue (a commercial brand of epoxy glue)

Holonyms ("epoxy" is a substance of...):

adhesive; adhesive agent; adhesive material (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)

Derivation:

epoxy (glue with epoxy)

• EPOXY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Glue with epoxy

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

epoxy the shards

Hypernyms (to "epoxy" is one way to...):

glue; paste (join or attach with or as if with glue)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

epoxy (a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates)

 Context examples 

Diglycidyl resorcinol ether is used as a liquid spray epoxy resin and in the production of other epoxy resins.

(Diglycidyl Resorcinol Ether, NCI Thesaurus)

Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs.

(Phenol, NCI Dictionary)

Epichlorohydrin is used in the manufacture of epoxy resins, synthetic glycerin and elastomers.

(Epichlorohydrin, NCI Thesaurus)

Carbolic acid is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs.

(Carbolic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Gopalan tells that the compound, made by using epoxy as a base and incorporating mango leaf extracts in a substrate of amorphous silica, achieved 99 per cent inhibition of corrosion in commercial steel when immersed in a saline medium to mimic seawater.

(Mango leaf extract can stop ships from rusting, SciDev.Net)

In this hospital environment, such babies are subjected to multiple techniques and procedures that involve the use of medical instruments and devices that come into direct contact with their bodies, many of which are made of polycarbonate plastic, epoxy resins, or PVC.

(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)