SILOXANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does siloxane mean? 

• SILOXANE (noun)
  The noun SILOXANE has 1 sense:

1. any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms

  Familiarity information: SILOXANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILOXANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("siloxane" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "siloxane"):

silicone; silicone polymer (any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation)

 Context examples 

The term refers particularly, to thermoplastic and thermosetting resins, poly-siloxanes, polymers associated with restorative materials; ionic polymers, silicones, polymethylmethacrylate, BIS-GMA, reinforced polymers, composites, metals, cements, dental porcelains, etc.

(Dental Material, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)