sileacón — meaning in English

English meaning

• silicon noun A hard, non-metallic chemical element (symbol Si) that is the basis of computer chips and most rock and sand on Earth.
• silicone noun A flexible, heat-resistant synthetic material made from silicon, used in everything from bakeware to sealants to medical implants.

Senses

sileacón is used for these senses in English:

• silicon (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
• silicone (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.

silicone — full definition

1. noun A flexible, heat-resistant synthetic material made from silicon, used in everything from bakeware to sealants to medical implants.
2. verb To seal or coat something with silicone.

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