borohydride

B3O1R1O1H4Y4D2R1I1D2E1

noun

The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.

OriginEnglish hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) →
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Meanings

nounborohydride (plural borohydrides)

plural borohydrides

  1. chemistryThe anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
    1. chemistryA salt of this anion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tetrahydroborate

Origin

  1. Middle Persian*bōrag
  2. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  3. Medieval Latinborax
  4. Anglo-Normanboreis
  5. Middle Englishboras
  6. Englishborax
  7. Englishboro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  12. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  13. Englishhydro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Englishhydride
  16. Englishborohydride

From boro- + hydride.

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Translations

Italian boroidruro
  • boroidruroborohydride
Cite this entry
APA

borohydride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borohydride

MLA

“borohydride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borohydride. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borohydride,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borohydride.

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