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Definition of "borane" [borane]

  • Any of a series of boron-hydrogen compounds or a derivative of such a compound. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "borane" in a sentence
  • "The name borane is the collective term for compounds of hydrogen with boron, the latter element forming part of among other things boric acid and borax."
  • "The early research in borane chemistry is best summarized in my book "Boron Hydrides" (W.A. Benjamin, Inc., 1963), although most of this and late work is in several scientific journals."
  • "Lipscomb's works from the beginning of 1950s onwards that the problems in borane chemistry could be satisfactorily solved."
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