Meaning | Any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation. |
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Synonym | silicone |
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Narrower | bouncing putty | A soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force |
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Broader | polymer | A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
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siloxane | Any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms |
Substances | silicon, Si, atomic number 14 | A tetravalent nonmetallic element |
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Spanish | polímero de silicona, silicio, silicona |
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Catalan | silicona |
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