EPOXY RESIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epoxy resin mean? 

• EPOXY RESIN (noun)
  The noun EPOXY RESIN has 1 sense:

1. a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates

  Familiarity information: EPOXY RESIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPOXY RESIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

epoxy; epoxy glue; epoxy resin

Hypernyms ("epoxy resin" is a kind of...):

synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epoxy resin"):

Crazy Glue (a commercial brand of epoxy glue)

Holonyms ("epoxy resin" is a substance of...):

adhesive; adhesive agent; adhesive material (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)

 Context examples 

Diglycidyl resorcinol ether is used as a liquid spray epoxy resin and in the production of other epoxy resins.

(Diglycidyl Resorcinol Ether, NCI Thesaurus)

Epichlorohydrin is used in the manufacture of epoxy resins, synthetic glycerin and elastomers.

(Epichlorohydrin, NCI Thesaurus)

In this hospital environment, such babies are subjected to multiple techniques and procedures that involve the use of medical instruments and devices that come into direct contact with their bodies, many of which are made of polycarbonate plastic, epoxy resins, or PVC.

(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)