carborane
/ˈkɑːbəreɪn/Chemistry
noun
Any of a group of compounds of carbon, boron, and hydrogen whose molecules are polyhedral with at least one carbon atom at a vertex, and which are typified by high thermal stability and resistance to acids.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From car- + borane.
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