Definitions for silane

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silane sil·ane

Spelling: [sil-eyn]

IPA: /ˈsɪl eɪn/

Silane is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 168 anagrams from letters in silane (aeilns).

Definitions for silane

noun

1. Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
2. any of a class of silicon hydrides analogous to the alkanes.

Origin of silane

German Silan (1916); see silicon, -ane

Examples for silane

Nam profecto aut metus aut injuria te subegit, silane, consulem designatum, genus poenae novum decernere.