silicone

Noun
  1. Any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures;
    Used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation (synset 115065060)
    is a type of:
    • polymer - a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
    • siloxane - any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms
    subtypes: bouncing putty - a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding
    substance holonym: atomic number 14, si, silicon - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
    same as: silicone polymer

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