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1944 Chem. & Engin. News 10 July 1134/3 Silicone resins, used as insulating varnishes and bonds, definitely fill the void between organic and inorganic insulating materials.

1944 Chem. & Engin. News 25 Nov. 2016/1 Silicone rubber..has been developed by the General Electric Co., Schenectady, and was demonstrated at the Engineers' Club in New York on November 14.

1955 Radio Times 22 Apr. 52/1 (advt.) New Goddard's Silicone Wax has revolutionized polishing. It's put wonder-working silicones into hard wax.

1958 Times Rev. Industry May 26/3 The core is clamped with steel clamps, and while still under pressure is bound with silicone varnish.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 22 Mar. (Suppl.) 10/2 First, put the pointing in good repair, then treat the wall with a silicone waterproofing liquid.

1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. xiv. 235 As a result of silicone treatment, shoes can be made that are for all practical purposes completely water-repellent.

1971 A. Diment Think Inc. vii. 129 Her breasts were..very firm... Maybe a few silicone injections I thought cynically.

1973 Materials & Technol. VI. viii. 602 Silicone resins, being thermally stable, are used as impregnating varnishes, moulding compounds, encapsulants, and in laminates.

1974 Sci. Amer. Mar. 71/1 Artificial heart valves and experimental heart-bypass pumps are often fabricated from silicone rubber because the polymer has a lower tendency than most organic polymers to trigger the clotting of blood.

1976 Gramophone Nov. 755/3 I recommend the use..of silicone polish, applied thinly and evenly with a soft cloth, starting from the label to take up the surplus, and working outwards.