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Siloxane vs Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane - What's the difference?

siloxane | dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane |

As nouns the difference between siloxane and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane

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 dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane is (chemistry) 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

    dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) A particular cyclic siloxane.