noun
- plural of epoxide; organic compounds containing a three-membered ring consisting of an oxygen atom and two carbon atoms
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Epoxides are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
- The reaction produced several different epoxides as products.
- Epoxides can be opened by nucleophilic attack to form diols.
- Many epoxides are used in the production of plastics and resins.
- The chemist studied the reactivity of various epoxides.
- Epoxides are characterized by their strained three-membered ring structure.