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
nounWord forms: pluralepoxies
3. short for epoxy resin
Word origin
C20: from epi- + oxy-2
Examples of 'epoxies' in a sentence
epoxies
Epoxies are often exposed to water due to rain and humid air environments.
Andrey E. Krauklis, Andreas T. Echtermeyer 2018, 'Mechanism of Yellowing: Carbonyl Formation during Hygrothermal Aging in a Common AmineEpoxy', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/9/1017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The rheological behavior of the nanomodified epoxies was evaluated via apparent dynamic viscosity measurements and adjusted accordingly.
D.G. Bekas, D. Baltzis, A.S. Paipetis 2017, 'Nano-reinforced polymeric healing agents for vascular self-repairing composites',Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127516315751. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Much work has been done to impart electrical conductivity to mechanically strong polymers such as polypropylene, polycarbonate and epoxies, etc.
Anjum Saleem, Lars Frormann, Alexandru Soever 2010, 'Fabrication of Extrinsically Conductive Silicone Rubbers with High Elasticity andAnalysis of Their Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/2/3/200/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Novel bio-sourced epoxies and biocomposites were developed, characterized, modified and evaluated in terms of the mechanical property levels.
Xiao-Su Yi, Xvfeng Zhang, Fangbo Ding, Jianfeng Tong 2018, 'Development of Bio-Sourced Epoxies for Bio-Composites', Aerospace (Basel)http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/5/2/65. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The exothermic heat produced during curing was found to be small when compared to some conventional epoxies.
James M. Maguire, Kapileswar Nayak, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh 2018, 'Characterisation of epoxy powders for processing thick-section composite structures',Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127517310043. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)