silane


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
silane /ˈsʌɪleɪn/
noun Chemistry a spontaneously flammable gaseous compound of silicon and hydrogen. [SiH4.]

■ any of the series of silicon hydrides analogous to the alkanes.

– origin early 20th cent.: from silicon + -ane2.
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