English word hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane comes from English trisiloxane, English cyclo-, English hexamethyl

Detailed word origin of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
trisiloxane	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) Any siloxane having three -Si-O- groups.
cyclo-	English (eng)	(chemistry) a cyclic compound. (meteorology) cyclone. Circle. Cycle.
hexamethyl	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) (in combination) six methyl groups in a molecule.
hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane	English (eng)	(organic compound) A cyclic siloxane used in the preparation of graft polymers and block polymers.

Words with the same origin as hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane