English Explanatory Dictionary

silene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond
  2. an organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom
  3. a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.
noun
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Silene.

Word forms

silene silenes

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Silene.

Related words

silane silyne disilane disilyne

Derived words

silenyl disilene
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