English word oligosiloxane comes from English oligo- (Few.), English siloxane

Detailed word origin of oligosiloxane

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
oligo-	English (eng)	Few.
siloxane	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains.
oligosiloxane	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.

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