borospherene

See also: borosphérène

English

Etymology

From boro- +‎ sphere +‎ -ene.

Noun

borospherene (plural borospherenes)

1. B₄₀, a hollow cage shaped molecule composed of 40 boron atoms, similar to C₆₀ buckyballs
2. by extension, the boron allotrope, the class of spheroidal boron allotropic molecules.