Etymology

cyclosiloxane

C3Y4C3L1O1S1I1L1O1X8A1N1E1

Today it means: any compound having a ring of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms, especially -[SiH₂-O]ₙ- or its derivatives Full definition →

English siloxane ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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  1. Late Latincyclus
  2. Middle Englishcicle
  3. Englishcycle
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishcyclo-
  11. Englishsiloxane
  12. English todaycyclosiloxane

From cyclo- + siloxane.

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