borospherene

B3O1R1O1S1P3H4E1R1E1N1E1
/bə.ɹɒ.sfə.riːn/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounborospherene (plural borospherenes)

plural borospherenes

  1. B₄₀, a hollow cage shaped molecule composed of 40 boron atoms, similar to C₆₀ buckyballs
  2. by extension, the boron allotrope, the class of spheroidal boron allotropic molecules.

Origin

From boro- + sphere + -ene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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