Silicone
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005815
A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005815 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Siloxanes; Silicon; Polydimethylsiloxane |
| Translations | Spanish: silicona |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Silicone",
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"translations": {
"es": "silicona"
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}
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