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Polysiloxane vs Silane - What's the difference?

polysiloxane | silane |

As nouns the difference between polysiloxane and silane

is that polysiloxane is (chemistry) any of many polymers having a siloxane repeat unit while silane is .

polysiloxane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of many polymers having a siloxane repeat unit

    • Synonyms

    * silicone

    silane

    English

    (wikipedia silane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4
  • (inorganic chemistry) monosilane ()

    • Derived terms

    *silanyl *halosilane *hydrosilane *organosilane * silyl, monosilanyl

    Related terms

    * silene * silenyl * silyne * silynyl * disilane * disilene * disilyne

    See also

    * alkane, the carbon hydride analogs to silanes

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