sil·i·cone (s l -k n )n. Any of a group of semi-inorganic polymers based on the structural unit R2SiO, where R is an organic group, characterized by wide-range thermal stability, high lubricity, extreme water repellence, and physiological inertness and used in adhesives, lubricants, protective coatings, paints, electrical insulation, synthetic rubber, and prosthetic replacements for body parts. |
silicone Noun
Chem a tough synthetic material made from silicon and used in lubricants, paints, and resins
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| Noun | 1. | silicone - 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 insulationatomic number 14, Si, silicon - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors bouncing putty - a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding polymer - a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers siloxane - any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms |
Translationssilicone [ˈsɪlɪkəun] n → silicona
silicone [ˈsɪlɪkəun] n → Silikon nt