decaborane

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Hellenic *dékə

Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)

Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.

Late Latin decasder.

French déca-bor.

English deca-

Middle Persian *bōragbor.

Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der.

Medieval Latin boraxder.

Anglo-Norman boreisbor.

Middle English boras

English borax

English boro-

Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?

Latin carbōnemlbor.

French carbonebor.

English carbonbf.

English -on

English bor(on)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānusder.

English -ane

English borane

English decaborane

From deca- + borane.

Noun

decaborane (countable and uncountable, plural decaboranes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The stable borane B₁₀H₁₄