silane
Americannoun
-
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , 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.
Etymology
Origin of silane
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Finally, apply oil-based silane/siloxane water repellent to your chimney.
From Seattle Times
At the Maltby plant, the silane gas is injected into a carbon product that on the plant floor resembles blocks of charcoal.
From Seattle Times
They contain silane, a gas formed from silicon, that is used by both Group14 and Sila to produce their next generation products for batteries.
From Seattle Times
In the United States, a major producer of silane gas has been REC, a company that operates a Moses Lake plant — constructed in 1984 — to produce silicon products for the solar industry.
From Seattle Times
The plant takes silicon sand, and through a distillation process converts it to silane gas, which then is converted to a granular product used in making solar panels.
From Seattle Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
