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ep•ox•ide
Pronunciation: (e-pok'sīd, i-pok'-), [key]—
n. Chem.
an organic chemical that contains a group consisting of an oxygen atom bound to two already connected atoms, usually carbon
(epox'y group"). Cf.
epoxy (def. 2).
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