siloxane

English

Etymology

from silicon + oxygen + alkane

Noun

siloxane (plural siloxanes)

1. (organic 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
• dimethylsiloxane
• heterosiloxane
• hexasiloxane
• octasiloxane
• oligosiloxane
• organosiloxane
• pentasiloxane
• polydimethylsiloxane
• polysiloxane
• tetrasiloxane
• trisiloxane

French

Noun

siloxane m (plural siloxanes)

1. siloxane