Word: Silicone
How to pronounce: ˈsɪlɪkəʊn
Noun
Definitions:
1. Any of a class of synthetic materials which are polymers with a chemical structure based on chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, with organic groups attached to the silicon atoms. Such compounds are typically resistant to chemical attack and insensitive to temperature changes and are used to make rubber and plastics and in polishes and lubricants.
Example sentences: "Silicone rubber"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Join or otherwise treat (something) with a silicone.
Example sentences: "The raised planting shelf could be siliconed to the back of the tank"
Synonyms:
silicon
organic silicon
organosilicon
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Silicone in Other Languages...
Spanish: Silicona
German: Silicon
French: Silicone
Italian: Silicone
Turkish: Silikon
