Silastic

English

Etymology

Blend of silicone +‎ plastic. Originally a brand name.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Proper noun

Silastic

1. A type of flexible, inert silicone rubber, used especially in prosthetic medicine to make devices such as shunts to control hydrocephalus, artificial heart valves and breast implants.

Anagrams

• laicists