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borohydride

borohydride noun: the anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.

Noun

borohydride (plural borohydrides)

  1. The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
    1. A salt of this anion.

Forms of borohydride

pluralborohydrides

Origin of borohydride

From boro- + hydride.

Words formed from borohydride

Questions about borohydride

What does borohydride mean?
Borohydride means the anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
What part of speech is borohydride?
Borohydride is a noun.
What is the plural of borohydride?
The plural of borohydride is borohydrides.

Words near borohydride in the dictionary

  1. boroglycerol
  2. borogove
  3. borogoves
  4. borogrove
  5. borohydrate
  6. borohydride
  7. borohydrides
  8. borohydroxide
  9. borohydroxides
  10. Borok
  11. borolane

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