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Siloxane vs Dimethylsiloxane - What's the difference?

siloxane | dimethylsiloxane |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between siloxane and dimethylsiloxane

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 dimethylsiloxane is (organic chemistry) any siloxane of general formula [sio(ch3)2]n .

As nouns the difference between siloxane and dimethylsiloxane

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 dimethylsiloxane is (organic chemistry) any siloxane of general formula [sio(ch3)2]n .

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

    dimethylsiloxane

    English

    Noun

  • (organic chemistry) Any siloxane of general formula [SiO(CH3)2]n