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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In terms of glue, Barnes has evolved from the schoolhouse version to an epoxy resin — if you can shake her out of the bottle.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

Made of fibreglass they are covered with a tough epoxy resin, designed to withstand years of hammering by the elements.

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

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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