Silasticn.
/sɪˈlastɪk/ Chemistry.
A proprietary name for silicone rubber. Frequently attributive.
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1946 Rubber Age Feb. 580/1 Silastic is an almost entirely inorganic synthetic elastomer.
1947 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 Dec. 26/1 Dow Corning Corporation... Silastic. For compositions..comparable to..rubber prior to vulcanization but containing organosilicon polymers... Claims use since July, 1945.
1953 Electronic Engin. 25 309/1 Also recently introduced is a range of tropical suppressor filter units which are hermetically sealed in a metal container with silastic terminals.
1965 Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 May 632/1 Silastic.
1980 Recent Advances Surg. X. 66 A silastic strain gauge.
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