cyclosiloxane

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noun

any compound having a ring of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms, especially -[SiH₂-O]ₙ- or its derivatives

OriginEnglish siloxane ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncyclosiloxane (plural cyclosiloxanes)

plural cyclosiloxanes

  1. chemistryany compound having a ring of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms, especially -[SiH₂-O]ₙ- or its derivatives

Origin

  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. Englishcyclosiloxane

From cyclo- + siloxane.

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APA

cyclosiloxane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosiloxane

MLA

“cyclosiloxane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosiloxane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclosiloxane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosiloxane.

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