Silane vs. Siloxane

Silanenoun

(chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4

Silanenoun

(inorganic chemistry) monosilane (SiH₄)

Silanenoun

(organic compound) Any organic derivative of monosilane

Silane

Silane is an inorganic compound with chemical formula, SiH4, making it a group 14 hydride. It is a colourless, pyrophoric, toxic gas with a sharp, repulsive smell, somewhat similar to that of acetic acid.

Siloxanenoun

(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains

Siloxanenoun

any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms

Siloxane

A siloxane is a functional group in organosilicon chemistry with the Si−O−Si linkage. The parent siloxanes include the oligomeric and polymeric hydrides with the formulae H(OSiH2)nOH and (OSiH2)n.