carborane
[kahr-buh-reyn]
noun
any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
Nearby words
- carbonyl chloride,
- carbonyl group,
- carbonylate,
- carbonylic,
- carboprost tromethamine,
- carborundum,
- carboxy-,
- carboxyhaemoglobin,
- carboxyhemoglobin,
- carboxyhemoglobinemia
Origin of carborane
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