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noun
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
Narrower terms: silicone, silicone polymer
History
from silicon + oxygen + alkane
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