carborane

[ kahr-buh-reyn ]
/ ˈkɑr bəˌreɪn /

noun

any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.

Origin of carborane

blend of carbon and borane

Words nearby carborane

carbonyl chloride, carbonyl group, carbonylate, carbonylic, carboprost tromethamine, carborane, carborundum, carboxy-, carboxyhaemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobinemia