decaborane

D2E1C3A1B3O1R1A1N1E1

noun

The stable borane B₁₀H₁₄

OriginEnglish borane ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

noundecaborane (countable and uncountable, plural decaboranes)

plural decaboranes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe stable borane B₁₀H₁₄

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Englishborane
  9. Englishdecaborane

From deca- + borane.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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