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dichlorosilane

dichlorosilane noun: the gas SiH₂Cl₂ that is used to grow silicon nitride crystals for semiconductors.

Noun

dichlorosilane (countable and uncountable, plural dichlorosilanes)

  1. The gas SiH₂Cl₂ that is used to grow silicon nitride crystals for semiconductors

Forms of dichlorosilane

pluraldichlorosilanes

Origin of dichlorosilane

From dichloro + silane.

Questions about dichlorosilane

What does dichlorosilane mean?
Dichlorosilane means the gas SiH₂Cl₂ that is used to grow silicon nitride crystals for semiconductors.
What part of speech is dichlorosilane?
Dichlorosilane is a noun.
What is the plural of dichlorosilane?
The plural of dichlorosilane is dichlorosilanes.

Words near dichlorosilane in the dictionary

  1. dichlorophenyls
  2. dichlorophosphate
  3. dichlorophosphates
  4. dichloroquinolinolate
  5. dichloroquinolinolates
  6. dichlorosilane
  7. dichlorosilanes
  8. dichlorosilylene
  9. dichlorosilylenes
  10. dichlorotetrafluoroethane
  11. dichlorothiophosphate

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