silicone

Meaning

Noun

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

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

Adj

Having had cosmetic surgery, especially breast enlargement.

Synonyms

silicone polymer

polysiloxane

Translations

silicone

Silikon

silicone

silicone

silicona

silicona

Silicon

silício

polisilossano

sîlîkon

silicium

silicium

silicone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/

Etymology

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