organosilicon

English

Alternative forms

• organo-silicon

Etymology

From organo- +‎ silicon.

Adjective

organosilicon (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Describing any of a series of derivatives of silicon that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon–silicon bond.

Noun

organosilicon (plural organosilicons)

1. Any compound of this kind.

See also

• silane
• silanol
• silasesquiazane
• silasesquioxane
• silasesquithiane
• silathiane
• silazane
• silicone
• siloxane