Caulk vs. Silicone

Caulknoun

Caulking.

Caulknoun

A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.

Caulkverb

(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.

Caulkverb

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

Caulkverb

See Calk, v..

Caulkverb

to fill in the seams or cracks of, with a waterproof material such as caulk.

Caulknoun

See Calk.

Caulknoun

a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water, such as wooden ships or bath tiles; - called also calk and caulking. After applying in a semisolid form, the material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger seams.

Caulkverb

seal with caulking;

Caulk

Caulk or (less frequently) caulking is a material used to seal joints or seams against leakage in various structures and piping. The oldest form of caulk consisted of fibrous materials driven into the wedge-shaped seams between boards on wooden boats or ships.

Siliconenoun

(chemistry) 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.

Siliconenoun

any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation

Siliconenoun

any of a class of synthetic materials which are polymers with a chemical structure based on chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, with organic groups attached to the silicon atoms. Such compounds are typically resistant to chemical attack and insensitive to temperature changes and are used to make rubber and plastics and in polishes and lubricants

Siliconeverb

join or otherwise treat (something) with a silicone

Silicone

A silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer made up of siloxane (−R2Si−O−SiR2−, where R = organic group). They are typically colorless, oils or rubber-like substances.