borohydride

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

bo·ro·hy·dride

   [bawr-uh-hahy-drahyd, -drid, bohr-]
noun Chemistry.
any of the class of compounds containing the group BH4−, as sodium borohydride, used chiefly as reducing agents.
Origin:
1935–40; boro- + hydride
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Borohydride is always a great word to know.
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the quantity of product formed by the interaction of two or more substances, generally expressed as a percentage
a mixture composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, such as solid ice and liquid water
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