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diborate

diborate noun: a salt or anion with oxygen and two boron atoms in the formula, (BO₃)₂ or B₂O₅.

Noun

diborate (plural diborates)

  1. A salt or anion with oxygen and two boron atoms in the formula, (BO₃)₂ or B₂O₅

Forms of diborate

pluraldiborates

Origin of diborate

From di- + borate.

Questions about diborate

What does diborate mean?
Diborate means a salt or anion with oxygen and two boron atoms in the formula, (BO₃)₂ or B₂O₅.
What part of speech is diborate?
Diborate is a noun.
What is the plural of diborate?
The plural of diborate is diborates.

Words near diborate in the dictionary

  1. dibling
  2. diblings
  3. diblock
  4. Diboll
  5. diborane
  6. diborate
  7. diborates
  8. diboration
  9. diborations
  10. diboride
  11. diborides

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