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silasesquioxane

silasesquioxane noun: any of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three oxygen atoms, and every oxygen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙO₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.

Noun

silasesquioxane (plural silasesquioxanes)

  1. Any of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three oxygen atoms, and every oxygen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙO₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.

Forms of silasesquioxane

pluralsilasesquioxanes

Questions about silasesquioxane

What does silasesquioxane mean?
Silasesquioxane means any of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three oxygen atoms, and every oxygen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙO₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.
What part of speech is silasesquioxane?
Silasesquioxane is a noun.
What is the plural of silasesquioxane?
The plural of silasesquioxane is silasesquioxanes.

Words near silasesquioxane in the dictionary

  1. silapentane
  2. silapentanes
  3. Silas
  4. silasesquiazane
  5. silasesquiazanes
  6. silasesquioxane
  7. silasesquioxanes
  8. silasesquithiane
  9. silasesquithianes
  10. Silastic
  11. silat

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