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silenes

silenes is the plural of silene.

Meaning of silene

Noun (1)

silene (plural silenes)

  1. a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond
  2. an organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom
  3. a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.

Noun (2)

silene (plural silenes)

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Silene.

Questions about silenes

What is silenes the plural of?
Silenes is the plural of silene.

Words near silenes in the dictionary

  1. silencing
  2. silencings
  3. silency
  4. silene
  5. sileneoside
  6. silenes
  7. sileni
  8. silenic
  9. silenoside
  10. silent
  11. silent agitator

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