silene

See also: Silene, silène, Silène, and šíleně

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

silene (plural silenes)

1. (chemistry) a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond
2. (organic chemistry) an organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom
3. (inorganic chemistry) a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.

Derived terms

• silenyl
• disilene

Related terms

• silane
• silyne
• disilane
• disilyne

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Translingual Silene.

Noun

silene (plural silenes)

1. (botany) Any of several plants of the genus Silene.

Translations

plant of the genus Silene

• Arabic: سِيلِينَة f (sīlīna)
• Dutch: silene (nl) f
• French: silène (fr) m
• Ido: sileno (io)
• Polish: lepnica (pl) f

Anagrams

• Inslee, enisle, ensile, lienes, senile

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Silene.

Pronunciation

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Noun

silene f (plural silenes or silenen, no diminutive)

1. a silene, any plant of the genus Silene

   Hyponym: koekoeksbloem

Derived terms

• blaassilene
• Franse silene
• gaffelsilene
• hangsilene
• Italiaanse silene
• kegelsillene
• nachtsilene
• oorsilene

Further reading

• silene on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl