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epoxy

[ih-pok-see] / ɪˈpɒk si /


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Avcoat is a mix of silica fibers, phenolic microballoons, and epoxy resin that chars and erodes, removing heat away.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Made from sleek ceramic epoxy over fiberglass, the stacked dishes are piled tilting this way and that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

You can DIY a short-term solution for a leak with epoxy putty, pipe clamps or good old-fashioned duct-tape, but that should be a stopgap measure only.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

A synthetic chemical called Bisphenol A, or BPA, is widely used in the production of durable plastic products including eyewear, water bottles and epoxy resins.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024

The walls were painted with thick, gobby epoxy paint, and all the electrical outlets were plugged around the edges with a gooey material.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The researchers are now looking at using the system to print with hydrogels, which are used in tissue-engineering applications, as well as silicon materials, epoxies, and special types of durable polymers.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023

Cracks in concrete can be repaired with special epoxies that are applied with a common caulk gun you probably own.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2017

Still, it was here where Mr. Kern was introduced to epoxies that were left as samples by traveling salesmen.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2016

Sorry, not fair—if you want to be creepy, the market is full of head-wound-approximating unguents, coagulants, and epoxies.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2013

Profit increased 16 percent in the performance-systems unit on sales of synthetic rubber and automotive materials, and performance products advanced 17 percent amid gains in epoxies and polyurethanes.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 27, 2011

The small stage in the corner sat empty; the sticker-covered windows, Knupp indicated, would be taken out, epoxied and saved for posterity.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

A new pair of circular mirrors were epoxied in place.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2020

The demonstrators clasped hands with one other and then epoxied themselves in the doorjambs.

From Fox News ● Jul. 27, 2019

The sections are epoxied together and lashed with steel cables.

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2014

I sat in the back middle seat and remained still, as if epoxied to the burgundy vinyl.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2014

Together, they cleaned up the seams and did all the caulking and epoxying.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021




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