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diborane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
di-b-o-rane
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

boron hydride, B₂H₆, a colourless explosive gas with a nasty smell; it has an unusual structure in which two of the hydrogen atoms form a bridge between the two boron atoms

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- 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 English diborane From di- + borane.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

hydroboration

Questions

What does diborane mean?
boron hydride, B₂H₆, a colourless explosive gas with a nasty smell; it has an unusual structure in which two of the hydrogen atoms form a bridge between the two boron atoms
Where does diborane come from?
Etymology tree English di- 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 English diborane From di- + borane.

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