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epoxy

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈpɒksɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈpɑksi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i pok′sē, i pok′-)

Inflections of 'epoxy' (n): npl: epoxies
Inflections of 'epoxy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
epoxies
v 3rd person singular
epoxying
v pres p
epoxied
v past
epoxied
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ep•ox•y /ɪˈpɑksi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ox•ies, v., -ox•ied, -ox•y•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. ChemistryAlso called epˈox•y ˌres•in. a substance used chiefly in making strongly adhesive glue, coatings, and castings.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Chemistryto bond (two materials) by means of an epoxy resin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ep•ox•y  (i pok′sē, i pok′-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ox•ies., v., -ox•ied, -ox•y•ing. [Chem.]
adj. 
  1. Chemistryhaving the structure of an epoxide.

n. 
  1. ChemistryAlso called epox′y res′in. any of a class of resins derived by polymerization from epoxides: used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, and castings.

v.t. 
  1. Chemistryto bond (two materials) by means of an epoxy resin.
  • ep- + oxy-2 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
epoxy /ɪˈpɒksɪ/ adj
  1. of, consisting of, or containing an oxygen atom joined to two different groups that are themselves joined to other groups: epoxy group
  2. of, relating to, or consisting of an epoxy resin
 n ( pl epoxies)
  1. short for epoxy resin
Etymology: 20th Century: from epi- + oxy-2
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