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borospherene

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bə.ɹɒ.sfə.riːn/
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noun

Meaning 1

B40, a hollow cage shaped molecule composed of 40 boron atoms, similar to C60 buckyballs

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noun

Meaning 2

by extension, the boron allotrope, the class of spheroidal boron allotropic molecules.

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History

Etymology

From boro- + sphere + -ene.