- Silastic
- Si·las·tic
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Silastic
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Silastic — (a portmanteau of silicone and plastic ) is a trademark registered in 1948 by Dow Corning Corporation [http://www.uspto.gov] for flexible, inert silicone elastomer. Today, the Silastic trademark refers to silicone elastomers, silicone tubing and… … Wikipedia
Silastic — [si las′tik] [ SIL(ICONE RUBBER) + (EL)ASTIC] trademark for a soft, flexible, inert silicone rubber, used esp. in prosthetic medicine … English World dictionary
Silastic® — /si lasˈtik/ (also without cap) noun A flexible silicone rubber, used in the manufacture of artificial limbs, etc … Useful english dictionary
Silastic — trademark used for a soft pliable plastic … New Collegiate Dictionary
Silastic — /si las tik/, Trademark. a brand name for any of a group of substances containing polymeric silicones, having the properties of rubber but more capable of withstanding extremely high and low temperatures and other causes of deterioration, used in … Universalium
Silastic — noun 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 … Wiktionary
Silastic — Si·las·tic si las tik trademark used for a silicone material resembling rubber * * * Si·las·tic (sĭ lasґtik) trademark for polymeric silicone substances that have the properties of rubber but are biologically inert; used in surgical… … Medical dictionary
Silastic — sə̇ˈlastik, sīˈ trademark used for a soft pliable plastic … Useful english dictionary
List of races and species in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Hitchhiker s portal This is a list of races, fauna, and flora (as well as creatures without category) featured in various incarnations of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy. Contents … Wikipedia
Races and species in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — This is a list of races, fauna, and flora (as well as creatures without category) featured in various incarnations of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . RacesAldebaransAmoeboid ZingatulariansThe Amoeboid Zingatularians appear in a continuity… … Wikipedia
