Silicones are fluids and resins that keep clothes and shoes and brick walls dry in the rain (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sil·i·cone — /ˈsıləˌkoʊn/ noun [noncount] : a chemical that does not let water or heat pass through and that is used to make rubber, grease, and in plastic surgery a prosthesis made of silicone often used before another noun silicone breast implants … Useful english dictionary
sil — sil·ane; sil·crete; sil·hou·et·tist; sil·i·ca; sil·i·cane; sil·i·ca·tion; sil·i·ca·ti·za·tion; sil·i·ca·tor; sil·i·cic·o·lous; sil·i·cide; sil·i·cif·er·ous; sil·i·ci·sponge; sil·i·ci·spon·gi·ae; sil·i·cize; sil·i·cle; sil·i·co·aluminate;… … English syllables
cone — am·mo·ni·ti·cone; bac·trit·i·cone; bac·u·lit·i·cone; bi·cone; blas·to·cone; brevi·cone; chal·cone; cone; cone·let; cone·nose; cyr·toc·er·a·cone; deu·ter·o·cone; en·do·cone; en·to·cone; eu·cone; exo·cone; gy·roc·era·cone; hy·drau·cone; hy·po·cone; … English syllables
silicone — sil·i·cone … English syllables
silicone — sil|i|cone [ˈsılıkəun US koun] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: silicon] a chemical that is not changed by heat or cold, does not let water through, and is used in making artificial body parts, paint, and rubber … Dictionary of contemporary English
silicone — sil|i|cone [ sılı,koun ] noun uncount a substance formed by a chemical process from SILICON and other substances, used for making many different things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
silicone — sil•i•cone [[t]ˈsɪl ɪˌkoʊn[/t]] n. chem. any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery,… … From formal English to slang
silicone — A polymer of organic silicon oxides, which may be a liquid, gel, or solid, depending on the extent of polymerization; formerly widely used in surgical implants, in intracorporeal tubes to conduct fluids, as dental impression material, as a grease … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Mines du Laurion — Carte du Laurion antique Les mines du Laurion sont d anciennes mines d argent, situées dans la pointe méridionale de l Attique, entre Thorikos et le cap Sounion, à une cinquantaine de kilomètres au sud d Athènes, en Grèce. De nombreux vestiges de … Wikipédia en Français
