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silylene

silylene noun: the silicon analogue of a carbene R₂Si.

Noun

silylene (plural silylenes)

  1. The silicon analogue of a carbene R₂Si
  2. The silicon analogue of methylene SiH₂

Forms of silylene

pluralsilylenes

Words formed from silylene

Questions about silylene

What does silylene mean?
Silylene means the silicon analogue of a carbene R₂Si.
What part of speech is silylene?
Silylene is a noun.
What is the plural of silylene?
The plural of silylene is silylenes.

Words near silylene in the dictionary

  1. silylations
  2. silylbenzyl
  3. silylbenzyls
  4. silylcupration
  5. silylcuprations
  6. silylene
  7. silylenes
  8. silylethynyl
  9. silylethynyloxyarene
  10. silylethynyloxyarenes
  11. silylethynyloxybenzene

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