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n. A ring-shaped organic compound consisting of an oxygen atom bonded to two other atoms, usually of carbon, that are already bonded to each other.

n. A compound containing such a structure.

n. 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.

"But, the scientist made a BPA-free polycarbonate plastic by using chemicals called imidazoliums and N-heterocyclic carbenes to couple CO2 with "epoxide" molecules to create polycarbonate plastics."

ethylene oxide    epoxy    episulphide   

epoxidize    epoxidisable    epoxidizable    epoxidise    epoxidation   

alkylene oxide   

carboxy-terminal    chelate    sulfoxide    homocysteine    arsenate    thioredoxin    gsm    ubiquitin    airfoil    hydroperoxide