| 单词 | epoxidize |
| 释义 | epoxidize in British English or epoxidise (ɪpˈɒksɪˌdaɪz) verb (transitive) chemistry to convert into an epoxide epoxidize in American English (ɛˈpɑksəˌdaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: epˈoxiˌdized or epˈoxiˌdizing to convert (an unsaturated compound) into an epoxide Derived forms epoxidation (epˌoxiˈdation) noun epoxidize in American English (eˈpɑksɪˌdaiz, iˈpɑk-) transitive verbWord forms: -dized, -dizing Chemistry to change (a chemical compound) into an epoxide Also esp Brit epoxidise Word origin [epoxide + -ize, on the model of oxidize]-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)Examples of 'epoxidize' in a sentence |
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