Polymeric or oligomeric siloxanes, usually considered unbranched, of general formula
[–OSiR2–]n (
R ≠
H).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1366 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)