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Etymology

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From silico- +‎ nonane.

Noun

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silicononane (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) silicon tetraethyl
    • 1931, William Henry Perkin, Frederic Stanley Kipping, Frederic Barry Kipping, Organic chemistry: Volume 1:
      Silicononane is not acted on by nitric acid or caustic alkalis []