carboboration

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noun

The addition of both a carbon and a boron moiety to certain carbon-containing double and triple bonds, such as alkenes, alkynes, and allenes.

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Meanings

nouncarboboration (countable and uncountable, plural carboborations)

plural carboborations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe addition of both a carbon and a boron moiety to certain carbon-containing double and triple bonds, such as alkenes, alkynes, and allenes.
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APA

carboboration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboboration

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“carboboration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboboration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboboration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboboration.

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