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Silicone
silicone
silicone
English
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
Translations
any of a class of inert compounds of silicon
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Pronunciation
- silicóne, IPA(key): /siliˈkone/
Noun
silicone m (plural siliconi)
Related terms
- siliconare
- siliconato
- siliconico