Definition of Siloxanes

1. Noun. (plural of siloxane) ¹

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Definition of Siloxanes

1. siloxane [n] - See also: siloxane

Medical Definition of Siloxanes

1. Silicon polymers that contain alternate silicon and oxygen atoms in linear or cyclic molecular structures. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Siloxanes

silo
silo-filler's disease
silo-filler's lung
siloed
silogime
siloing
silole
siloles
silolike
silos
silour
silours
silovik
siloviks
siloxane
siloxanes (current term)
siloxene
siloxenes
siloxy
silphia
silphion
silphions
silphium
silphiums
silsesquioxane
silsesquioxanes
silt
silt up
siltation
siltations

Literary usage of Siloxanes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and ...by Mary Choate by Mary Choate (2007)
"... potassium salt Silicic acid, sodium salt Silicones and siloxanes, ... ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Linear and cyclic siloxanes are among the by-products of ... Nitrile is eliminated and siloxanes are formed, ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"Polyvinyl chloride siloxanes and silicones: platinum-catalyzed reaction product of vinyl-containing dimethylpolysiloxane {CAS Reg. No. ..."

4. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... melamine formaldehyde resins, epoxy compounds, siloxanes, etc.), it is possible to reduce the magnitude of the wetability and, consequently, ..."

5. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Finzel W. Volatile methyl siloxanes as exempt solvents in pro- tective coatings. J Coat Technol 68:69—72 (1996). 78. Kamath VR, Sargent JDJ. ..."

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