epoxide

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Scope note
Any of a class of three-membered cyclic ring ethers including ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and butylene oxide. Epoxides have been used as a permanent wood preservative treatment based on the chemical modification of the wood components.
epoxide
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025