silicone

See also silicon

English

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Etymology

silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/

Noun

silicone (countable and uncountable; plural silicones)

1. (chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts

Translations

any of a class of inert compounds of silicon

• Catalan: silicona (ca) f
• Czech: silikon (cs) m
• Danish: silikone (da) c
• Finnish: silikoni (fi)
• French: silicone (fr) m
• German: Silikon (de) n
• Hungarian: szilikon (hu)
• Irish: sileacón (ga) m

• Italian: silicone (it) m
• Japanese: シリコーン (ja) (shirikōn)
• Norwegian: silikon (no) n
• Romanian: silicon (ro) m
• Russian: силикон (ru) (silikon) m
• Spanish: silicona (es) f
• Swedish: silikon (sv) n and c

Derived terms

• siliconed
• silicone grease
• siliconing
• silicone rubber

Anagrams

• isocline

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Italian

Pronunciation

silicóne, /siliˈkone/, /sili"kone/

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Noun

silicone m (plural siliconi)

1. (chemistry) silicone

Related terms

• siliconare
• siliconato
• siliconico

Anagrams

• isocline, scioline