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polysilane

polysilane noun: any of a range of polymers having a backbone of continuous silicon atoms.

Noun

polysilane (plural polysilanes)

  1. Any of a range of polymers having a backbone of continuous silicon atoms

Forms of polysilane

pluralpolysilanes

Origin of polysilane

From poly- + silane.

Questions about polysilane

What does polysilane mean?
Polysilane means any of a range of polymers having a backbone of continuous silicon atoms.
What part of speech is polysilane?
Polysilane is a noun.
What is the plural of polysilane?
The plural of polysilane is polysilanes.

Words near polysilane in the dictionary

  1. polysialylation
  2. polysialylations
  3. polysialyltransferase
  4. polysialyltransferases
  5. polysided
  6. polysilane
  7. polysilanes
  8. polysilazane
  9. polysilazanes
  10. polysilicate
  11. polysilicates

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