alkylborane

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noun

Any aliphatic organoborane.

OriginEnglish borane ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nounalkylborane (plural alkylboranes)

plural alkylboranes

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic organoborane.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Middle Persian*bōrag
  12. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  13. Medieval Latinborax
  14. Anglo-Normanboreis
  15. Middle Englishboras
  16. Englishborax
  17. Englishboro-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  19. Latincarbōnem
  20. Frenchcarbone
  21. Englishcarbonbf.
  22. Englishbor(on)
  23. Englishborane
  24. Englishalkylborane

From alkyl + borane.

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APA

alkylborane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylborane

MLA

“alkylborane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylborane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylborane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylborane.

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