Definition of Silane

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4 ¹

2. Noun. (inorganic chemistry) monosilane (SiH?) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Silane

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silane

sila-explosives
silaboration
silacycle
silacycles
silacyclobutane
silage
silaged
silageing
silages
silaging
silanate
silanated
silanates
silanating
silandrone
silane (current term)
silane-modified polymer
silanes
silanising
silanization
silanizations
silanol
silanols
silapentane
silapentanes
silasesquiazane
silasesquiazanes
silasesquioxane
silasesquioxanes
silasesquithiane

Literary usage of Silane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... )silane. The view is down the л axis, with z vertical. direction of weakening the Si-*N bond. Steric forces must also play an important role in limiting ..."

2. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization: Technology Applications Report (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Union Carbide and Hughes Aircraft conducted joint development to improve the silane purification process and IR detector performance, respectively. ..."

3. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure edited by J. Michael Thesz (1997)
"1990) (Claims were directed to a process for bonding polymer and filler using a novel silane coupling agent, and a process for priming a surface to improve ..."

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