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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

Shear cracks in the seven-lane crossing were discovered in 2013, but they were tiny, and filled by epoxy, while monitoring increased.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2024

Mr. Hawthorne, the buyer in Nevada, said he was able to negotiate a new washer and dryer and epoxy flooring in his garage.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 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

Slow-curing polymers such as thiolenes and epoxies would gum up the scraper.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2023

The QuikSteel epoxies harden within five minutes and fully cure within an hour.

From Washington Post Oct. 20, 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

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

Today, the cave home is a carefully epoxied science-fiction bunker of rock walls, smooth concrete surfaces, black steel and stalactites.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2018

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

From Salon Jan. 12, 2014

The four marble tabletops arrived from Gem Marble and were epoxied to their bases.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2010

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

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2021




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