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trichlorosilane

trichlorosilane noun: the compound SiHCl₃ which is the silicon analogue of chloroform.

Noun

trichlorosilane (uncountable)

  1. The compound SiHCl₃ which is the silicon analogue of chloroform

Origin of trichlorosilane

From tri- + chloro- + silane.

Questions about trichlorosilane

What does trichlorosilane mean?
Trichlorosilane means the compound SiHCl₃ which is the silicon analogue of chloroform.
What part of speech is trichlorosilane?
Trichlorosilane is a noun.

Words near trichlorosilane in the dictionary

  1. trichlorophenol
  2. trichlorophenols
  3. trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl
  4. trichloropropane
  5. trichloropropanes
  6. trichlorosilane
  7. trichlorosilyl
  8. trichlorostannate
  9. trichlorostannates
  10. trichlorphon
  11. trichlors

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