"siloxane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siloxanes [plural]
Etymology: from silicon + oxygen + alkane Head templates: {{en-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 Wikipedia link: siloxane Categories (topical): Organic compounds, Silicon

Inflected forms

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          "word": "disiloxane"
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          "word": "hexasiloxane"
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          "word": "octasiloxane"
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          "word": "oligosiloxane"
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          "word": "organosiloxane"
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