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silapentane

silapentane noun: any of several compound in which one or more carbon atoms of pentane have been replaced by silicon.

Noun

silapentane (plural silapentanes)

  1. Any of several compound in which one or more carbon atoms of pentane have been replaced by silicon

Forms of silapentane

pluralsilapentanes

Questions about silapentane

What does silapentane mean?
Silapentane means any of several compound in which one or more carbon atoms of pentane have been replaced by silicon.
What part of speech is silapentane?
Silapentane is a noun.
What is the plural of silapentane?
The plural of silapentane is silapentanes.

Words near silapentane in the dictionary

  1. silanols
  2. silanyl
  3. silanylation
  4. silanylations
  5. silanyls
  6. silapentane
  7. silapentanes
  8. Silas
  9. silasesquiazane
  10. silasesquiazanes
  11. silasesquioxane

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