Etymology From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.
[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.2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 93:
Etymology From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.
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To join or treat (something) with a silicone-based product.
silicone the bathtub to the tile
Structural glazing or siliconing of window units is, according to Donald F. Kelly, Jr., president of AMPAT, the bonding of glass to a metal frame.1984, United States National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 963:
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Informal To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.
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?’2011, Natasha Walter, Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, page 27:
silicone
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Etymology From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.
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Slang Having had cosmetic surgery, especially breast enlargement.
Besides, the bevy of silicone beauties surrounding him would have been difficult, not to mention ego-crushing, to wade through.2006 09, Anne Thomas Soffee, Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City: A True Story of Faking It in Hair Metal L. A., Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 125:
They want to see men covered in sweat, lying in bed with some unknown, blank, silicone actresses — they want sculpted bodies, they don't give a shit about performance.2009, Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Anonymous Celebrity, Dalkey Archive Press, →ISBN, page 152:
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Nowadays it is a cliché to associate silicone women with narco aesthetics, overdrawn Pamela Anderson clones popularized by telenovelas.2020 March 18, Aldona Bialowas Pobutsky, Pablo Escobar and Colombian Narcoculture, University Press of Florida, →ISBN, page 58: