Usually means: Three-membered cyclic ether molecule.
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  1. epoxide: Merriam-Webster
  2. epoxide: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. epoxide: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. epoxide: Collins English Dictionary
  5. epoxide: Wiktionary
  6. epoxide: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. epoxide: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. epoxide: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. epoxide: Dictionary.com
  10. Epoxide: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Epoxide: Material Safety Data Sheets HyperGlossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (epoxide)

noun:  (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
noun:  (organic chemistry) Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.

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