Silicone

//ˈsɪlɪkəʊn// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having had cosmetic surgery, especially breast enlargement. not-comparable, slang

    "Besides, the bevy of silicone beauties surrounding him would have been difficult, not to mention ego-crushing, to wade through."

Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "[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."

  2. 2
    any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To join or treat (something) with a silicone-based product. transitive

    "silicone the bathtub to the tile"

  2. 2
    To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone. informal, transitive

    "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?’"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

Etymology 2

From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

Etymology 3

From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.

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