Siloxane


noun, Chemistry.
1.
any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
noun
1.
any of a class of compounds containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms with the silicon atoms bound to hydrogen atoms or organic groups. Many are highly complex polymers See also silicone

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