silsesquioxane

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noun

Any chemical compound with the empirical chemical formula RSiO_(1.5), where R is either hydrogen or an alkyl, alkene, aryl or arylene group.

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Meanings

nounsilsesquioxane (plural silsesquioxanes)

plural silsesquioxanes

  1. chemistryAny chemical compound with the empirical chemical formula RSiO_(1.5), where R is either hydrogen or an alkyl, alkene, aryl or arylene group.

Origin

From silicon + sesqui- + oxygen + -ane.

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Translations

Finnish silseskvioksaani
  • silseskvioksaanichemical compound
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APA

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Chicago

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