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Siloxane vs Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane - What's the difference?

siloxane | decamethylcyclopentasiloxane |

As nouns the difference between siloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane

is that siloxane is (organic chemistry) any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains while decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is (organic compound) a particular cyclic siloxane.

siloxane

English

Noun

(wikipedia siloxane) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains

    • Derived terms

    * disiloxane * heterosiloxane * hexasiloxane * oligosiloxane * pentasiloxane * polysiloxane * tetrasiloxane * trisiloxane

    decamethylcyclopentasiloxane

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A particular cyclic siloxane.