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pentaborane

pentaborane noun: either of two boranes containing five boron atoms, but especially the stable compound B₅H₉ once proposed as a rocket fuel.

Noun

pentaborane (countable and uncountable, plural pentaboranes)

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

Forms of pentaborane

pluralpentaboranes

Origin of pentaborane

From penta- + borane.

Questions about pentaborane

What does pentaborane mean?
Pentaborane means either of two boranes containing five boron atoms, but especially the stable compound B₅H₉ once proposed as a rocket fuel.
What part of speech is pentaborane?
Pentaborane is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaborane?
The plural of pentaborane is pentaboranes.

Words near pentaborane in the dictionary

  1. pentabiotic
  2. pentabismuth
  3. pentablock
  4. pentabodies
  5. pentabody
  6. pentaborane
  7. pentaboranes
  8. pentaborate
  9. pentaborates
  10. pentabothropic
  11. pentabrach

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