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epoxidation

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[e-pok-si-dey-shuhn, ih-pok-] / ɛˌpɒk sɪˈdeɪ ʃən, ɪˌpɒk- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a reaction that yields an epoxide.

Etymology

Origin of epoxidation

First recorded in 1940–45; epoxide + -ation

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