Siloxane definition
Any of a class of chemical compounds of silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen, based on the repeating structural unit H2 SiO.
noun
Any of a class of compounds, varying from liquids to hard resins, whose molecules are composed of chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, usually with hydrogen or hydrocarbon groups attached to the free valences of the silicon atoms.
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Noun
Singular:
siloxane
Plural:
siloxanes