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Definition of silylene

  1. (1) Generic name for H2Si: and substitution derivatives thereof, containing an electrically neutral bivalent silicon atom with two non-bonding electrons. (The definition is analogous to that given for carbene.)

    (2) The silanediyl group (H2Si), analogous to the methylene group (H2C).