carborane

[ kahr-buh-reyn ]

/ ˈkɑr bəˌreɪn /

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, carborane, carborundum, carboxy-, carboxyhaemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobinemia

Origin of carborane

blend of carbon and borane

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