sodium borohydride

noun

sodium bo·ro·hy·dride -ˌbȯr-ə-ˈhī-ˌdrīd

: a crystalline compound NaBH₄ used in various industrial applications and as a reducing agent in organic chemistry

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Common mixtures include sodium citrates, sodium borohydride (also used to bleach wood pulp) and ammonium compounds. —

Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2010

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Etymology

sodium + boron + hydride

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1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sodium borohydride was in 1946

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