Editing Epoxide (section)

==Nomenclature==
A compound containing the epoxide [[functional group]] can be called an epoxy, epoxide, oxirane, and ethoxyline.  Simple epoxides are often referred to as oxides.  Thus, the epoxide of [[ethylene]] (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>) is [[ethylene oxide]] (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O).  Many compounds have trivial names; for instance, ethylene oxide is called "oxirane". Some names emphasize the presence of the epoxide [[functional group]], as in the compound ''1,2-epoxyheptane'', which can also be called ''1,2-heptene oxide''.

A [[polymer]] formed from epoxide precursors is called an ''[[epoxy]]''. However, few if any of the epoxy groups in the [[resin]] survive the [[Curing (chemistry)|curing process]].