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borohydride

noun
bo·​ro·​hy·​dride | \ ˌbȯr-ō-ˈhī-ˌdrīd How to pronounce borohydride (audio) \

Definition of borohydride

: the anion BH4− of boron and hydrogen that is used especially as a reducing agent and as a source of hydrogen atoms also : any of various compounds (as of metals) containing the borohydride anion

Examples of borohydride in a Sentence

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 Currently, the options include lithium hydride, sodium borohydride, and an emerging class of ultraporous nanotech materials. — Peter Schwartz And Doug Randall, WIRED, "How Hydrogen Can Save America," 1 Apr. 2003

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First Known Use of borohydride

1940, in the meaning defined above

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