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Silicone

Silicone

See also: silicon and silicone

German

Noun

Silicone n

  1. plural of Silicon

silicone

silicone

See also: silicon and Silicone

English

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • silicóne, IPA(key): /siliˈkone/

Noun

silicone m (plural siliconi)

  1. (chemistry) silicone

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Portuguese

Noun

silicone m (plural silicones)

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

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