organosilicon

[awr-guh-noh-sil-i-kuhn, -kon, awr-gan-oh-]

adjective Chemistry.

pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.

Origin:
1940–45; organo- + silicon

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Organosilicon is always a great word to know.

So is combustion. Does it mean:

a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound

rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light, or a chemical combination attended by production of heat and light

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