Home › Words › B › boropheneboropheneborophene means an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure.EtymologyFrom boro- + graphene. Blend of boron + graphene.nounan allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structureDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.borophane 78% match — An extended two-dimensional borane analogous to graphane vs borophene →bismuthene 68% match — A two-dimensional layer of bismuth in a hexagonal, planar structure analogous to graphene. vs borophene →borospherene 64% match — B₄₀, a hollow cage shaped molecule composed of 40 boron atoms, similar to C₆₀ buckyballs vs borophene →borylene 63% match — A boranylidene vs borophene →antimonene 62% match — An allotrope of antimony that has an almost two-dimensional structure similar to graphene vs borophene →boroxine 62% match — A six-membered inorganic heterocycle containing three boron and three oxygen atoms vs borophene →borabenzene 61% match — A heteroaromatic compound in which a carbon atom of a benzene ring has been replaced by one of boron vs borophene →diboron 61% match — Two boron atoms in a molecule vs borophene →