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organosilicon

[ awr-guh-noh-sil-i-kuhn, -kon, awr-gan-oh- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of organosilicon1

First recorded in 1940–45; organo- + silicon

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