silane
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
silane (plural silanes)
- (chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4
- (inorganic chemistry) monosilane (SiH₄)
- (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of monosilane
Derived terms
- acylsilane
- alkoxysilane
- alkylsilane
- allenylsilane
- allylsilane
- azidosilane
- chlorodimethylsilane
- chlorosilane
- cyclopentasilane
- dichlorodifluorosilane
- dichlorosilane
- dimethylchlorosilane
- dimethyldichlorosilane
- dimethylsilane
- epoxysilane
- fluorochlorosilane
- halosilane
- hexafluorodisilane
- hexamethyldisilane
- hydrosilane
- iodosilane
- mercaptosilane
- oligosilane
- organosilane
- polysilane
- silanate
- silane-modified polymer
- silanide
- silanization
- silanize
- silanyl
- tetrachlorosilane
- tetraphenylsilane
- trichlorosilane
- trisilane
- vinylsilane
Related terms
Translations
a silicon hydride that is analogous to alkanes
monosilane
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