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carborane

carborane noun: any of a class of organic compounds of boron, mostly having a polyhedral structure.

Noun

carborane (plural carboranes)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds of boron, mostly having a polyhedral structure.
    Synonyms:
    carbaborane

Synonyms of carborane

Forms of carborane

pluralcarboranes

Words formed from carborane

Questions about carborane

What does carborane mean?
Carborane means any of a class of organic compounds of boron, mostly having a polyhedral structure.
What part of speech is carborane?
Carborane is a noun.
What is the plural of carborane?
The plural of carborane is carboranes.

Words near carborane in the dictionary

  1. carbopols
  2. carboprost
  3. carboquone
  4. carbora
  5. carboranate
  6. carborane
  7. carboranes
  8. carboranyl
  9. carboras
  10. carborazine
  11. carboreduction

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