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disilene

noun

Etymology

From di- + silene.

  1. borrowed from Silene
  2. prefixed as disilene — “di + silene”

Definitions

  1. a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond to another silicon atom

  2. a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.

  3. a silicon analog of ethene, Si₂H₄ ( SiH₂=SiH₂ )

The neighborhood

Derived

disilenyl

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA