organosilicon
adjective, noun
organosilicon is spelled O-R-G-A-N-O-S-I-L-I-C-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, organosilicon means “Describing any of a series of derivatives of silicon that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in organosilicon?
| Letters | 13: O-R-G-A-N-O-S-I-L-I-C-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is organosilicon?
Organosilicon appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of organosilicon
- organo-silicon
- organosilicons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organosilicon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing any of a series of derivatives of silicon that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon–silicon bond.
noun
- 1
Any compound of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does organosilicon come from?
From organo- + silicon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).