In chemistry terms the difference between silicone and siliceous
is that silicone is 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 while siliceous is of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.
As a noun silicone
is 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.
As an adjective siliceous is
of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.
silicone
Noun
(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
Derived terms
* siliconed
* silicone grease
* siliconing
* silicone rubber
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siliceous
English
Alternative forms
* silicious
Adjective
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en adjective)
(chemistry) of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates
