See Also: Epoxy(medicine)
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Epoxy - Golf(gambling)
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Five-Minute Epoxy - Golf(gambling)

vegetate (oh) and Epoxy (medicine)


vegetate (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of vegetare; VEGETABLE]
to live without doing much physical or mental activity and to feel bored as a result
::I was determined when I retired that I wasn't just going to vegetate.

Epoxy (medicine)


epoxy
Chemical term describing an oxygen atom bound to two linked carbon atoms Generally, any cyclic ether, but commonly applied to a 3-membered ring; specifically, a three-membered ring is an oxirane, a four-membered ring is an oxetane, a five-membered ring is an oxolane, and a six membered ring is an oxane; oxiranes are commonly produced from peracids acting on alkenes. Epoxys are important chemical intermediates, and the basis of epoxy resins (polymers) formed from epoxy monomers.