siloxane
English
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
Derived terms
Derived terms
- disiloxane
- heterosiloxane
- hexasiloxane
- oligosiloxane
- organosiloxane
- pentasiloxane
- polysiloxane
- tetrasiloxane
- trisiloxane
French
Noun
siloxane m (plural siloxanes)
- siloxane