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Meaning of "silicone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SILICONE

silicone  [ˈsɪlɪˌkəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILICONE

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determiner
exclamation
Silicone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SILICONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

silicone

Silicone

Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medical applications, cooking utensils, and insulation. Liquid silicone rubber Silicones are polymers that include silicon together with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes other elements. Some common forms include silicone oil, silicone grease, silicone rubber, silicone resin, and silicone caulk.

Definition of silicone in the English dictionary

The definition of silicone in the dictionary is any of a large class of polymeric synthetic materials that usually have resistance to temperature, water, and chemicals, and good insulating and lubricating properties, making them suitable for wide use as oils, water-repellents, resins, etc. Chemically they have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms with the silicon atoms bound to organic groups.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILICONE


aglycone
eɪˈɡlaɪkəʊn
alone
əˈləʊn
ancone
ˈæŋkəʊn
cone
kəʊn
dracone
ˈdrækəʊn
girdlescone
ˈɡɜːdəlˌskəʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
known
nəʊn
loan
ləʊn
Mon
məʊn
muskone
ˈmʌskəʊn
own
əʊn
phone
fəʊn
quadricone
ˈkwɒdrɪˌkəʊn
shown
ʃəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
stone
stəʊn
telephone
ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
tone
təʊn
unknown
ʌnˈnəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILICONE

silicon
Silicon Alley
silicon carbide
silicon chip
silicon dioxide
Silicon Fen
Silicon Glen
silicon rectifier
Silicon Valley
silicon-controlled rectifier
silicone breast implant
silicone implant
siliconised
siliconized
silicosis
silicotic
silicula
siliculae
silicule
siliculiculae

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILICONE

alluvial cone
drop scone
girdle scone
ice-cream cone
nose cone
pine cone
retinal cone
scone
storm cone
traffic cone
wind cone

Synonyms and antonyms of silicone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «silicone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILICONE

Find out the translation of silicone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silicone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silicone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硅酮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silicona
570 millions of speakers

English

silicone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिलिकॉन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيليكون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

силиконовые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silicone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিলিকন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

silicone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Silikon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Silikon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シリコン>
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실리콘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silikon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

silicone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலிகான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिलिकॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silikon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

silicone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

silikon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

силіконові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

silicon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιλικόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

silikoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

silikon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

silikon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silicone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILICONE»

The term «silicone» is very widely used and occupies the 8.734 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILICONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silicone

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2 QUOTES WITH «SILICONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word silicone.
1
James Caan
I don't think silicone makes a girl good or bad.
2
Tom Coburn
And I thought I would just share with you what science says today about silicone breast implants. If you have them, you're healthier than if you don't. In fact, there's no science that shows that silicone breast implants are detrimental and, in fact, they make you healthier.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILICONE»

Discover the use of silicone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silicone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Silicone Surface Science
This book brings together the field's leading experts who investigated both fundamental and applied aspects of silicone surface science and technology, and introduces the reader to the origins and historical development of silicone surfaces ...
Michael J. Owen, Petar R. Dvornic, 2012
2
Silicone Surfactants
"Serves as a comprehensive introduction to the preparation, uses, and physical chemistry of silicone surfactants--focusing on silicone polyoxyalkylene copolymers that are surface active in both aqueous and nonaqueous systems.
Randall M. Hill, 1999
3
Silicone
When a young woman dies during a routine operation to remove her ruptured breast implants, immunologist Jordan Hamilton realizes that the victim reacted to a deadly element in silicone, and he is determined to find the explanation.
Carlos Meza, 2010
4
Silicone Elastomers
This is a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in silicone elastomers.
Peter Jerschow, 2002
5
Silicone Composite Insulators: Materials, Design, Applications
With the progress in the composite insulator technology, cost-effective solutions exist in comparison to cable or gasinsulated lines.This book gives a complete view on composite insulators for power transmission from a guide to material ...
Konstantin O. Papailiou, Frank Schmuck, 2012
6
Silicone Survivors: Women's Experiences with Breast Implants
This work is a result of conversation with 40 women about perhaps one of the most sensitive issues of the body image and health - their breasts, the chief attributes of femininity.
Susan M. Zimmermann, 1998
7
Silicones and silicone-modified materials
This book covers the recent academic and technological developments behind silicones and silicone-modified materials.
Stephen J. Clarson, 2000
8
Safety of Silicone Breast Implants
This book also examines the sensitive issues surrounding women's decisions about implants. In reaching conclusions, the committee reviews: The history of the silicone breast implant and the development of its chemistry.
Stuart Bondurant, Virginia Ernster, Roger Herdman, 2000
9
Ioachim's Lymph Node Pathology
Silicone consists of polymers of dimethylsiloxane. When repeating units are polymerized, a whole range of synthetic substances with chains of varying length is created; short chains produce liquid silicone, longer chains form gels, and cross- ...
Harry L. Ioachim, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, 2009
10
The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook
Silicone rubber can reproduce details so fine you cannot detect them with your naked eye. Silicone molds are used in medical applications in which researchers preserve, copy, and study cell layers of diseased organs. This is pretty exotic stuff  ...
Thurston James, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILICONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silicone is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Black Madam' sentenced to 10 to 20 years for deadly silicone butt …
She's sculpted her last booty. A former Philadelphia madam who called herself the "Michelangelo of buttocks injections" will spend the next 10 to 20 years ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
2
2nd salon worker charged in silicone injection death
DALLAS — A second salon worker was charged Thursday with murder after a Dallas woman died from illegal silicone injections to enlarge her buttocks. «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
3
Women charged in Dallas silicone butt injection death
DALLAS -- The February death of a Dallas woman who had cosmetic silicone injections at a salon to increase the size of her buttocks has been ruled a homicide ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
4
Maryland woman dies in Queens basement after silicone butt lift …
A Maryland woman who adored bootylicious Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj died after receiving butt injections in a Queens basement by a quack doctor who fled the ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
5
Woman who injected silicone into customer's buttocks sentenced to …
Court heard that Reid used syringes attached to a caulking gun to inject silicone into women's buttocks in hotel rooms or their homes between April 2011 and ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
6
'Michelangelo of buttocks injections' convicted of murder in death of …
And the jury found her guilty of two weapons counts — the weapon in question being the industrial-grade silicone. She faces 20 to 40 years in prison on the ... «National Post, Mar 15»
7
Silicone injection went from bum to lungs
Padge Gordon, AKA Padge-Victoria Windslowe, was charged with murder after she injected silicone into a woman's behind and it went to her lungs and killed ... «Waterloo Record, Mar 15»
8
Unlicensed Pa. 'body sculptor' on trial in woman's death after …
But authorities believe Windslowe caused the 20-year-old London woman's death in 2011 and injured several other women through shoddy silicone injections. «PennLive.com, Mar 15»
9
Ontario woman who injected decades-old silicone into buttocks …
TORONTO • A woman who injected industrial silicone oil into the buttocks of women as an illegal cosmetic procedure preyed on the vulnerable for profit and ... «National Post, Feb 15»
10
Pathologist details death by silicone injection
The 20-year-old British exotic dancer who died after getting silicone injections from "Black Madam" Padge Victoria Windslowe had 25 to 40 times the amount of ... «Philly.com, Feb 15»

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