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Poxy vs Epoxy - What's the difference?

poxy | epoxy |

As adjectives the difference between poxy and epoxy

is that poxy is suffering from pox while epoxy is derived from an epoxide.

As a noun epoxy is

a thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.

As a verb epoxy is

to glue with epoxy.

poxy

English

Alternative forms

* poxie

Adjective

(er)
  • (medicine) suffering from pox
  • sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad

    • Related terms

    * pockmark * pockmarked * chickenpox * smallpox

    See also

    * lousy

    epoxy

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.

    • Noun

    (epoxies)
  • A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.

    • Verb

  • To glue with epoxy.