siloxy

English

Noun

siloxy (plural siloxys)

1. (organic chemistry) Any univalent radical of the general formula R₃Si-O-
   • 1960, Soviet Physics — Crystallography, volume 5, page 11:

     Zirconium silicate- catapleiite appeared to be a successful example of this — it was the second silicate with trimeric siloxy rings (Si₃O₅) similar to the configuration of Bragg's titanosilicate-benitoite.

See also

• siloxane

Anagrams

• isoxyl