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siloxy

siloxy noun: any univalent radical of the general formula R₃Si-O-.

Noun

siloxy (plural siloxys)

  1. Any univalent radical of the general formula R₃Si-O-
    • Zirconium silicate- catapleiite appeared to be a successful example of this — it was the second silicate with trimeric siloxy rings (Si₃O₅) similar to the configuration of Bragg's titanosilicate-benitoite.1960, Soviet Physics — Crystallography, volume 5, page 11

Forms of siloxy

pluralsiloxys

Words formed from siloxy

Questions about siloxy

What does siloxy mean?
Siloxy means any univalent radical of the general formula R₃Si-O-.
What part of speech is siloxy?
Siloxy is a noun.
What is the plural of siloxy?
The plural of siloxy is siloxys.

Words near siloxy in the dictionary

  1. siloviks
  2. siloxane
  3. siloxanes
  4. siloxene
  5. siloxenes
  6. siloxy
  7. siloxydifluorocyclopropane
  8. siloxydifluorocyclopropanes
  9. siloxys
  10. Silozi
  11. silpancho

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