epoxy resin

British

noun

any of various tough resistant thermosetting synthetic resins containing epoxy groups: used in surface coatings, laminates, and adhesives

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A number of companies are working on building blades made out of materials less reliant on the difficult to recycle fibreglass and epoxy resin.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024

They created it by adding the molecule polyrotaxane to an epoxy resin vitrimer, a type of plastic.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

In the fabrication process for composites, carbon fiber tape impregnated with epoxy resin is laid on a mold, then hardened in a high-pressure oven called an autoclave.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

Bisphenol A can leach into food from the protective internal epoxy resin coatings of canned foods and from consumer products such as polycarbonate tableware, food storage containers, water bottles, and baby bottles.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

Made of epoxy resin glass-fiber material, treated to look like wood.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack

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