siloxane

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siloxane

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from silicon + oxygen + alkane

noun siloxanes

Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains

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"siloxane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/siloxane.

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@misc{siloxane_2026,
  title = {siloxane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/siloxane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}