silene

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See also: Silene, silène, Silène, and šíleně

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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.
  4. (botany) Any of several plants of the genus Silene - the campions

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Etymology

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Borrowed from translingual Silene.

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silene f (plural silenes or silenen)

  1. a silene, any plant of the genus Silene
    Hyponym: koekoeksbloem

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