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Epoxide | Epoxides

Epoxide meaning

  1. Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
  2. Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.

Using Epoxide

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics. | Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.
  • In the example corpus, epoxide often appears in combinations such as: epoxide is.

Context around Epoxide

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

electrophilic 1× important 1×

Sentence patterns with Epoxide

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an electrophilic epoxide 1× most important epoxide in terms 1× this epoxide is then 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example some 1× the most important 1× this epoxide is 1×

Common sentence endings:

an electrophilic epoxide 1× ethylene with oxygen 1× of the structure 1×

Words around Epoxide

Just before it in the word index:

epoxidation 3 epov 2 epoupa 5 epos 7 epoque 7 eponyms 4

Just after it in the word index:

epoxides 2 epoxies 4 epoxy 58 epp 91 eppd 2 epperly 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Epoxide

  • In this selection, "epoxide" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, electrophilic and important stand out and add context to how "epoxide" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an electrophilic epoxide and most important epoxide in terms. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "epoxide" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with epoxide

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For example, some alkenes are toxicated by human enzymes to produce an electrophilic epoxide. (14 words)

This epoxide is then attacked by water creating two hydroxyl groups in the center of the structure. (17 words)

The most important epoxide in terms of industrial scale is ethylene oxide, which is produced by oxidation of ethylene with oxygen. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The most important epoxide in terms of industrial scale is ethylene oxide, which is produced by oxidation of ethylene with oxygen. (21 words)

This epoxide is then attacked by water creating two hydroxyl groups in the center of the structure. (17 words)

For example, some alkenes are toxicated by human enzymes to produce an electrophilic epoxide. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

For example, some alkenes are toxicated by human enzymes to produce an electrophilic epoxide.

The most important epoxide in terms of industrial scale is ethylene oxide, which is produced by oxidation of ethylene with oxygen.

This epoxide is then attacked by water creating two hydroxyl groups in the center of the structure.

Common combinations with epoxide

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • epoxide is 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "epoxide" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, some alkenes are toxicated by human enzymes to produce an electrophilic epoxide." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "epoxide" from authentic English texts.
What does "epoxide" mean?
Epoxide means: Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
How many example sentences with "epoxide" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "epoxide", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.