silicone

Etymology
. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: силикон
 * Catalan: silicona
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 硅氧樹脂, 矽氧樹脂, 硅酮, 矽酮
 * Czech:
 * Danish: silikone
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 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: sileacón
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: シリコーン
 * Korean: 실리콘
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: silikon
 * Polish: ,
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 * Tamil: மண்ணியப்படியம்
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Verb

 * 1)  To join or treat (something) with a silicone-based product.
 * 2)  To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.
 * 1)  To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.
 * 1)  To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.

Adjective

 * 1)  Having had cosmetic surgery, especially breast enlargement.

Noun

 * 1)   any of a class of inert compounds of silicon