dimethylchlorosilane etymology

English word dimethylchlorosilane comes from English silane, English dimethyl, English chloro- ((chemistry) Containing chlorine.. Green in color.)

Detailed word origin of dimethylchlorosilane

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
silane English (eng) (chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4. (inorganic chemistry) monosilane (SiH₄). (organic compound) Any organic derivative of monosilane.
dimethyl English (eng) (organic chemistry) (in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
chloro- English (eng) (chemistry) Containing chlorine.. Green in color.
dimethylchlorosilane English (eng) Chlorodimethylsilane.

Words with the same origin as dimethylchlorosilane

Descendants of silane
disilanyl silanate silanide silanize silanyl silyl
Descendants of chloro-
chloroacetic chloroadamantane chloroauric chlorobenzene chlorobiphenyl chlorocarbon chloroethylene chloroguanide chloromethylphenylsilane chloroplast chloroprocaine chloropyridine chlororuthenate chlorosilyl chlorosulfite chlorosulfuric acid chlorotoluene chlorotoxin chlorotriazine chloroxylenol dichlorocarbene tetrachloromethane trichloroethane trichlorofluoromethane