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diborane

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[dahy-bawr-eyn, -bohr-] / daɪˈbɔr eɪn, -ˈboʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless gas with an unpleasant odor, B 2 H 6 , used in the synthesis of organic boron compounds as a dope to introduce boron and as a polymerization catalyst for ethylene.

Etymology

Origin of diborane

di- 1 + borane

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