silicone

See also: silicon and Silicone

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪləkən/

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.
   • 2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 93:

     [H]e had little time or respect for the rich skip bitches who were his neighbours, useless fake-tanned women with plastic smiles and silicone tits who spent their husbands' money on afternoon teas, endless shopping and personal trainers.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• siliconed
• silicone grease

• silicone rubber
• siliconing

Translations

any of a class of inert compounds of silicon

• Catalan: silicona f
• Czech: silikon m
• Danish: silikone c
• Dutch: silicone (nl) n
• Finnish: silikoni (fi)
• French: silicone (fr) m
• German: Silikon (de) n
• Hungarian: szilikon (hu)
• Irish: sileacón m
• Italian: silicone (it) m
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• Japanese: シリコーン (shirikōn)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: silikon (no) n

  Nynorsk: silikon n

• Portuguese: silicone (pt) m
• Romanian: silicon (ro) m
• Russian: силикон (ru) m (silikon)
• Spanish: silicona (es) f
• Swedish: silikon (sv) n or c
• Turkish: silikon (tr)

See also

• silicon

Anagrams

• isocline

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Italian

Pronunciation

• silicóne, IPA^(key): /siliˈkone/

Noun

silicone m (plural siliconi)

1. (chemistry) silicone

Related terms

• siliconare
• siliconato
• siliconico

Anagrams

• isocline, scioline

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Portuguese

Noun

silicone m (plural silicones)

1. (chemistry) silicone (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon)

Related terms

• silício