silicone

Plural: silicones

Noun

any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation
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.

Verb

To join or treat (something) with a silicone-based product.
To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.

Adj

Having had cosmetic surgery, especially breast enlargement.

Examples

"silicone the bathtub to the tile"

Origin / Etymology

From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

Synonyms

silicone polymer

Scrabble Score: 10

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Words With Friends Score: 13

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