Definitions for silanes

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silanes sil·ane

Spelling: [sil-eyn]

IPA: /ˈsɪl eɪn/

Silanes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 214 anagrams from letters in silanes (aeilnss).

Definitions for silanes

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 silanes

German Silan (1916); see silicon, -ane

Examples for silanes

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