Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borane

/ˈbɔːɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: bo-rane
IPA: /ˈbɔːɹeɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English borane From bor(on) + -ane.

Inflected Forms

boranes (plural)

Derived Forms

alkylborane allylborane boranyl carborane catecholborane chloroborane decaborane diborane ethylborane haloborane hydroborane organoborane

Phrases

ammonia borane

Frequently Paired Words

borohydride

Questions

How do you pronounce borane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔːɹeɪn/.
What does borane mean?: Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen.
Where does borane come from?: Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English borane From bor(on) + -ane.

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