epoxy resin
noun
: a flexible usually thermosetting resin made by copolymerization of an epoxide with another compound having two hydroxyl groups and used chiefly in coatings and adhesives
called also epoxy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Their epoxy resin forms even resemble human lung and brain tissue to test how radiation passes through the human body. 
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Using wood and epoxy resin to mesmerizing effect, Lagueste’s experimental series of coffee and side tables creates the illusion of looking at the cerulean-colored ocean itself. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2022 Enlarge / Cut sections of bone in epoxy resin on glass balls for X-ray fluorescence analysis. M. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 The rest of the project is made of clay, and then it is coated in epoxy resin for the exterior, with the final coat being bronze. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2022 The Resin Room has wooden tables ingrained with epoxy resin inlay, cutting and charcuterie boards and other items that Olmsted Falls resident Scott McDaniels creates under his Falls Woodworking business. cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021 In the fabrication process for composites, carbon fiber tape impregnated with epoxy resin is laid on a mold, then hardened in a high-pressure oven called an autoclave. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 Set several layers of fiberglass tape in epoxy resin over the top. Andy Cochrane, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2021 His Cellular chair is 3-D-printed as one big piece of porous epoxy resin; one version is then cast in bronze. Helena Madden, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2021 See More
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Using wood and epoxy resin to mesmerizing effect, Lagueste’s experimental series of coffee and side tables creates the illusion of looking at the cerulean-colored ocean itself. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2022 Enlarge / Cut sections of bone in epoxy resin on glass balls for X-ray fluorescence analysis. M. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 The rest of the project is made of clay, and then it is coated in epoxy resin for the exterior, with the final coat being bronze. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2022 The Resin Room has wooden tables ingrained with epoxy resin inlay, cutting and charcuterie boards and other items that Olmsted Falls resident Scott McDaniels creates under his Falls Woodworking business. cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021 In the fabrication process for composites, carbon fiber tape impregnated with epoxy resin is laid on a mold, then hardened in a high-pressure oven called an autoclave. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 Set several layers of fiberglass tape in epoxy resin over the top. Andy Cochrane, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2021 His Cellular chair is 3-D-printed as one big piece of porous epoxy resin; one version is then cast in bronze. Helena Madden, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
epoxy resin
noun
as in epoxy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- epoxy
- water glass
- library paste
- mucilage
- adhesive
- paste
- size
- glue
- superglue
- cement
- gum
- bond
- goo
- dope