Epoxidate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Epoxidate is a verb meaning (organic chemistry) to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom).
Meaning
(organic chemistry) to undergo the reaction that produces an epoxide; oxidation reactions of alkenes give cyclic ethers in which both carbons of a double bond become bonded to the same oxygen atom).
Word Forms
- epoxidates
- epoxidating
- epoxidated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epoxidize, epoxidise, epoxygenate, ethoxylate, enolize, iodoalkoxylate.
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