silane

[ sil-eyn ]

/ ˈsɪl eɪn /

noun Chemistry.

Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH4, 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.

Nearby words

sikkimese, sikorski, sikorsky, sikra, silage, silane, silas, silas marner, silastic, silbury hill, sild

Origin of silane

< German Silan (1916); see silicon, -ane

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Medicine definitions for silane

silane

[ sĭl′ān′ ]

n.

Any of a group of highly reactive hydrocarbons containing tetravalent silicon instead of carbon.