Term Name: siloxane
Synonyms: siloxanes
Definition: Siloxanes are saturated silicon-oxygen hydrides with unbranched or branched chains of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms (each silicon atom is separated from its nearest silicon neighbours by single oxygen atoms). By extension hydrocarbyl derivatives are commonly included.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:48138]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: silicon molecular entity
has subtype: disiloxane organosiloxane polyhydromethylsiloxane polysiloxane macromolecule silsesquioxane unbranched siloxane