dimethyldichlorosilane

noun

A tetrahedral organosilicon compound used industrially as a precursor to dimethylsilicone and polysilane compounds.

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Meanings

noundimethyldichlorosilane (countable and uncountable, plural dimethyldichlorosilanes)

plural dimethyldichlorosilanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA tetrahedral organosilicon compound used industrially as a precursor to dimethylsilicone and polysilane compounds.

Origin

From dimethyl + dichloro- + silane.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dichlorodimethylsilane
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APA

dimethyldichlorosilane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethyldichlorosilane

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