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borophene

borophene noun: an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure.

Noun

borophene (plural borophenes)

  1. an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure

Forms of borophene

pluralborophenes

Origin of borophene

From boro- + graphene. Blend of boron + graphene.

Questions about borophene

What does borophene mean?
Borophene means an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure.
What part of speech is borophene?
Borophene is a noun.
What is the plural of borophene?
The plural of borophene is borophenes.

Words near borophene in the dictionary

  1. boropeptides
  2. borophagine
  3. borophagines
  4. borophagous
  5. borophane
  6. borophene
  7. borophenes
  8. borophile
  9. borophiles
  10. borophosphate
  11. borophosphates

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