EPOXIDE

7 letters 17 Scrabble points

Definition of EPOXIDE

noun
  1. 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

  2. Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring

Related words: alkylene oxide

Source: Wiktionary

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Letters E P O X I D E
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points

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