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neopentasilane

neopentasilane noun: the silane that has the same branched structure as the hydrocarbon neopentane.

Noun

neopentasilane (uncountable)

  1. The silane that has the same branched structure as the hydrocarbon neopentane
    • Fe-Si binary compounds have been fabricated by focused electron beam induced deposition by the alternating use of iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5, and neopentasilane, Si5H12 as precursor gases.2016, F. Porrati, R. Sachser, G. C. Gazzadi, S. Frabboni, M. Huth, “Fabrication of FeSi and Fe3Si compounds by electron beam induced mixing of [Fe/Si]2 and [Fe3/Si]2 multilayers grown by focused...

Questions about neopentasilane

What does neopentasilane mean?
Neopentasilane means the silane that has the same branched structure as the hydrocarbon neopentane.
What part of speech is neopentasilane?
Neopentasilane is a noun.

Words near neopentasilane in the dictionary

  1. neopenile
  2. neopenis
  3. neopenises
  4. neopentane
  5. neopentanoic acid
  6. neopentasilane
  7. neopentoxy
  8. neopentyl
  9. neopentyl alcohol
  10. neopentyl glycol
  11. neopentylglycol

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