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発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/

名詞

silicone (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 silicones)

1. (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.
   • 2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 93:

     [H]e had little time or respect for the rich skip bitches who were his neighbours, useless fake-tanned women with plastic smiles and silicone tits who spent their husbands' money on afternoon teas, endless shopping and personal trainers.

派生語

動詞

silicone (三人称単数 現在形 silicones, 現在分詞 siliconing, 過去形および過去分詞形 siliconed)

1. (transitive) To join or treat (something) with a silicone-based product.

   silicone the bathtub to the tile

   • (Can we date this quote?) (Please provide the book title または journal name):

     Structural glazing or siliconing of window units is, according to Donald F. Kelly, Jr., president of AMPAT, the bonding of glass to a metal frame.

2. (informal, transitive) To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.
   • (Can we date this quote?) (Please provide the book title または journal name):

     The next girl, with huge, perfectly spherical, siliconed breasts perched high on her slender chest, got the loudest roar. ‘Oh, there are two things I like about her!’ shouted the DJ. ‘How about you, boys?’

参考

• silicon

アナグラム

• isocline