monosilane

noun

mono·​silane

"+

: a colorless gas SiH₄ that is spontaneously flammable in air, is liquefiable only at a low temperature, and is formed by the action of hydrochloric acid on magnesium silicide

Word History

Etymology

mon- + silane

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