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silane
[ sil-eyn ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- 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.
- any of a class of silicon hydrides analogous to the alkanes.
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Nam profecto aut metus aut injuria te subegit, Silane, consulem designatum, genus poenae novum decernere.
From Project Gutenberg
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