siloxane

siloxane
si·lox·ane (si-lokґsān) any of various compounds based on a substituted backbone of alternating silica and oxygen molecules; in polymeric form they are also called polysiloxanes, and those in which the side chain substituents are organic radicals, i.e., organic siloxanes, are silicones (q.v.). The most common are the polydimethylsiloxanes, having methyl substituents.

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  • siloxane — si·lox·ane …   English syllables

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