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silicyne
silicyne
English
Noun
silicyne (plural silicynes)
- an allotrope of silicon, consisting of a long chain of silicon atoms linked together with either (1) disilene units [ ...=Si=Si=Si=...] or (2) disilyne units [ ...–Si≡Si–Si≡Si–... ]
Coordinate terms
(silicon allotropes):
- atomic silicon
- amorphous silicon
- crystalline silicon