silane

[ sil-eyn ]
/ ˈsɪl eɪn /

noun Chemistry.

Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH4, 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.

Origin of silane

< German Silan (1916); see silicon, -ane

Words nearby silane

sikkimese, sikorski, sikorsky, sikra, silage, silane, silas, silas marner, silastic, silbury hill, sild

Example sentences from the Web for silane

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Medical definitions for silane

silane
[ sĭl′ān′ ]

n.

Any of a group of highly reactive hydrocarbons containing tetravalent silicon instead of carbon.