silicone

silicon +‎ -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪləkən/

silicone (countable and uncountable, plural silicones)

1. (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.
   • 2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 93:

     [H]e had little time or respect for the rich skip bitches who were his neighbours, useless fake-tanned women with plastic smiles and silicone tits who spent their husbands' money on afternoon teas, endless shopping and personal trainers.

• silicon

• isocline

• silicóne, IPA^(key): /siliˈkone/

silicone m (plural siliconi)

1. (chemistry) silicone

• siliconare
• siliconato
• siliconico

• isocline, scioline

silicone m (plural silicones)

1. (chemistry) silicone (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon)

• silício