> On Apr 8, 2005, at 8:04 PM, Russell McMahon wrote:
>
> > Silicon rubber (preferably neutral cure) has a very long lifetime...
>
> Pet peeve:  That would be "siliconE rubber."
> Or is the distinction just not used outside the US?
> (silicon - an element.  Silicone - a polymer with a Si-O backbone.)
>
> BillW

That's always been one of my pet peeves as well. Even my college chemistry
teacher was misusing it.

I always get a little laugh to myself when people talk about "silicon"
breast implants.

-Denny

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