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noun
Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh3-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English borane From bor(on) + -ane.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
