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borohydride

[ bawr-uh-hahy-drahyd, -drid, bohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of the class of compounds containing the group BH 4 −, as sodium borohydride, used chiefly as reducing agents.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of borohydride1

First recorded in 1935–40; boro- + hydride
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Example Sentences

This was reduced with sodium borohydride to produce a black material that maintained its reflective qualities.

One option is to use catalysts to react with energy-dense liquid fuels such as sodium borohydride to generate large amounts of hydrogen that can then be fed into a fuel cell.

But there’s a catch: The catalytic particles produce hydrogen by forming bubbles where they come in contact with the sodium borohydride solution.

One half of the particle was made of titanium, which doesn’t react with sodium borohydride.

As a result, the platinum surface is continually exposed to sodium borohydride and able to convert it to H2.

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