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epoxidize

American  
[e-pok-si-dahyz, ih-pok-] / ɛˈpɒk sɪˌdaɪz, ɪˈpɒk- /
especially British, epoxidise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
epoxidized, epoxidizing

  1. to change (a chemical compound) into an epoxide.

Etymology

Origin of epoxidize

epoxide + -ize, on the model of oxidize

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