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/

Noun

silicone (countable and uncountable, plural silicones)

(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

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

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, c
Turkish: silikon (tr)

Anagrams

isocline

Italian

Pronunciation

silicóne, IPA^(key): /siliˈkone/

Noun

silicone m (plural siliconi)

(chemistry) silicone

Related terms

siliconare
siliconato
siliconico

Anagrams

isocline, scioline

Portuguese

Noun

silicone m (plural silicones)

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

Related terms

silício

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