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silane
American
[sil-eyn]
/ ˈsɪl eɪn /
noun
Chemistry.
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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.
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any of a class of silicon hydrides analogous to the alkanes.
Etymology
Origin of silane
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