SILOXANE

siloxane

(noun) any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

from silicon + oxygen + alkane

Noun

siloxane (plural siloxanes)

(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains

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