"silicene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: silicenes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of silicon + graphene, due to the similarity of the silicon layer to carbon in graphene. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|silicon|graphene}} Blend of silicon + graphene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} silicene (countable and uncountable, plural silicenes)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) A monolayer of silicon atoms packed together to resemble graphene. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds Translations (Translations): 硅烯 (guīxī) (Chinese Mandarin), 矽烯 (xīxī, xìxī) (Chinese Mandarin), silicène [masculine] (French)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: silicenes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of silicon + carbene Etymology templates: {{blend|en|silicon|carbene}} Blend of silicon + carbene Head templates: {{en-noun}} silicene (plural silicenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any short-lived, reactive species R₂Si: analogous to carbenes. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry, Silicon
    Sense id: en-silicene-en-noun-SY8TLAPl Disambiguation of Silicon: 39 61 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Allotropes Disambiguation of English blends: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Allotropes: 23 77 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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