epoxy

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"The counter top is based on cement properties, tumbled glass, 100\% green, and it's final layer is 2 part epoxy which is 100\% green."

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  1. noun Any of various usually thermosetting resins capable of forming tight cross-linked polymer structures characterized by toughness, strong adhesion, and low shrinkage, used especially in surface coatings and adhesives.
  2. noun See epoxide.
  3. transitive verb To fasten together with epoxy.

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  • I understand that -- but -- but if you think about epoxy, what's epoxy? —  Peter Reinhart on bread
  • Pressure suit rips repaired with some kind of epoxy, leaking blood into the regolith. —  Hamilton, Peter F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void
  • As it was, I managed to shy away just in time, but it slapped against the joist as loud as a thunderclap, and left a mark in that graphite epoxy, which isn't an easy material to scuff. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • When the epoxy is dry, spray the entire unit with plastic sealer to waterproof it. —  20-ImprovisedInitiators
  • Boeing engineers have decided the main composite material will be made of graphite with a matrix of toughened epoxy--rather like SpaceShipOne. —  Analog SFF, September 2006
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