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decaborane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cab-o-rane
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stable borane B₁₀H₁₄

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English borane English decaborane From deca- + borane.

Usage

Inflected Forms

decaboranes (plural)

Questions

What does decaborane mean?
The stable borane B₁₀H₁₄
Where does decaborane come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English borane English decaborane From deca- + borane.

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