English word silsesquioxane comes from English silicon, English sesqui- (1½; 1½ times. In a ratio of 3 to 2.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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silicon | English (eng) | (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.. (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. (slang) computer processor. (slang) computing. |
sesqui- | English (eng) | 1½; 1½ times. In a ratio of 3 to 2. |
silsesquioxane | English (eng) | (chemistry) Any chemical compound with the empirical chemical formula RSiO1.5, where R is either hydrogen or an alkyl, alkene, aryl or arylene group. |