Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentaborane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pentab-o-rane
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two boranes containing five boron atoms, but especially the stable compound B₅H₉ once proposed as a rocket fuel

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English borane English pentaborane From penta- + borane.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pentaboranes (plural)

Questions

What does pentaborane mean?: Either of two boranes containing five boron atoms, but especially the stable compound B₅H₉ once proposed as a rocket fuel
Where does pentaborane come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English borane English pentaborane From penta- + borane.

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