Definition of "diborane" [diborane]

• Boron hydride, B2H6, a colourless explosive gas with a nasty smell; it has an unusual structure in which two of the hydrogen atoms form a bridge between the two boron atoms (noun)

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• "There was those diborane leaks, the transformator fire, my collegue who was thrown across the lab from high voltage, the unlabeled flasks with chemicals, … Oh, well, maybe I earned that PhD after all! fnxtr"
• "However, boron is rare on Mars, while silicon is everywhere, and the processes required to produce diborane are rather complex."
• "So, while small amounts of diborane may be imported to Mars early in the program to permit high-performance hopper applications use of a diborane/carbon dioxide system may be the optimal way, for example, of performing a robotic Mars sample return mission, once a base exists capable of producing silane, this locally available product will almost certainly displace diborane."