silanols

  1. In a strict sense, hydroxy derivatives of silanesSinH2n+1OH.
  2. A name commonly applied to Si-hydrocarbyl derivatives, R3SiOH, of silanol, H3SiOH.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1365