siloxane
noun
si·lox·ane
sə-ˈläk-ˌsān 
sī-
: any of various compounds containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms in either a linear or cyclic arrangement usually with one or two organic groups attached to each silicon atom
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When heated, these siloxanes vaporize and condense into ultrafine particles, which are then floating around in the immediate air and are readily inhaled.
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New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
In this recent work, her lab generated an enzyme that can biodegrade volatile methyl siloxanes.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
What was surprising, though, was that levels of another compound—called D5 siloxane—were just as high.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 2 May 2018
The chemicals are siloxanes — their basic form is one atom of oxygen linked to two atoms of silicon — which form polymers, long chains of repeating units.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 9 May 2016
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New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
In this recent work, her lab generated an enzyme that can biodegrade volatile methyl siloxanes.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
What was surprising, though, was that levels of another compound—called D5 siloxane—were just as high.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 2 May 2018
The chemicals are siloxanes — their basic form is one atom of oxygen linked to two atoms of silicon — which form polymers, long chains of repeating units.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 9 May 2016
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“Siloxane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siloxane. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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