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polydimethylsiloxane

chemical compound, a linear polymer of dimethylsiloxane
Class type of: inorganic polymer, silicone Q411955

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
type of polymer
Subclass of
inorganic polymer, silicone
Has use
food additive, antifoaming agent
CXSMILES
C[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)C |Sg:n:4,5,6,7::ht|
Has part(s)
silicon, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen
Monomer of
silicone
Permanent duplicated item
Dimeticone
Safety classification and labelling
NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
🏷️ Also known as
en PDMS en dimethicone en E900 en polydimethylsiloxane ar متعدد ثنائي ميثيل السيلوكسان cs polydimethylsiloxan de E900 de Baysilon de Dimeticon de Dimethylpolysiloxan de E 900 es Polidimetilsiloxano fa پلی دی متیل سیلوکسان fa پلی(دی متیل سیلوکسان) fa دایمتیکون fa پلی‌دی‌متیل‌سیلوکسان fa سایمتیکون fi Dimetyylipolysiloksaani fi Polydimetyylisiloksaani fr polydimethylsiloxane
🔖 Identifiers · 27
GND ID
4175157-7
OpenAlex ID
C2779849746
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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ATC code
P03AX05
CAS Registry Number
63148-62-9
ChEBI ID
61466
CosIng number
33401
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID0049573
DrugBank ID
DB11074
E number
E900
EC number
613-156-5
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.126.442
Show all 27 identifiers +15
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/polydimethylsiloxane
Freebase ID
/m/04bp8t
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12111xqd
HSDB ID
6775
ICSC ID
0318
J9U entity ID
987007602257705171
KBpedia ID
Dimethicone
MeSH descriptor ID
D004129
MeSH tree code
D02.756.650.700.150, D05.750.900.850.150, D25.720.900.850.150, J01.637.051.720.900.850.150
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities ID
10017885
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779849746
PesticideInfo chemical ID
PRI2760
RxNorm CUI
324072
Topic's main category
Category:Polydimethylsiloxane
UMLS CUI
C0086163, C0012436

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 4
hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, silicon
Has use 2
food additive, antifoaming agent
Subclass of 2
silicone, inorganic polymer
Monomer of 1
silicone
← Polymer of 1
silicone
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Summary

polydimethylsiloxane is a type of polymer[1].

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: inorganic polymer[2], silicone[3]
  • Has use: food additive[4], antifoaming agent[5]
  • Has part(s): silicon[6], carbon[7], oxygen[8], hydrogen[9]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Dimeticone[10]
  • Monomer of: silicone[11]
  • Safety classification and labelling: NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[12]
  • CXSMILES: CSi(C)OSi(C)OSi(C)C |Sg:n:4,5,6,7::ht|Si(C)OSi(C)OSi(C)C |Sg:n:4,5,6,7::ht|">[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Foschia · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CAS Registry Number → 63148-62-9
    Permanent duplicated item → Dimeticone
    "Removed claim: Permanent duplicated item: Dimeticone"
  2. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → food additive, antifoaming agent
    Permanent duplicated item → Dimeticone
    Subclass of → inorganic polymer, silicone
    Safety classification and labelling → NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Haza
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007602257705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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