silasesquioxane

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noun

Any of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three oxygen atoms, and every oxygen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙO₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.

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Meanings

nounsilasesquioxane (plural silasesquioxanes)

plural silasesquioxanes

  1. chemistryAny of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three oxygen atoms, and every oxygen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙO₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.
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