Monosilicide vs Silicone - What's the difference?
monosilicide | silicone |
(inorganic chemistry) Any silicide that has a single silicon atom per molecule or unit cell (chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts