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Word entry · 8 letters

silicone

Best crossword clue

"Flexible sealant material"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/Part of speech nounSorted ceiilnosStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2I3L4I5C6O7N8E

Definitions

  1. A flexible synthetic material used in sealants, rubber, medical devices, and cookware.

Word origin

From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

Used in a sentence

  • silicone the bathtub to the tile
  • Structural glazing or siliconing of window units is, according to Donald F. Kelly, Jr., president of AMPAT, the bonding of glass to a metal frame.
  • The next girl, with huge, perfectly spherical, siliconed breasts perched high on her slender chest, got the loudest roar. ‘Oh, there are two things I like about her!’ shouted the DJ. ‘How about you, boys?’

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