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- noun organic chemistry Any
complex formed between a compound and anether
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Examples
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Usually when you catch one and open it, you'll find the tank full of ugly chemicals like lithium pentafluorophenyl borate etherate, methoxyphenyl-boronic acid or naphthylboronic acid.
Sun of Suns 2006
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"A slight overdose of boron fluoride etherate," Tom said ruefully.
Tom Swift Jr And His Atomic Earth Blaster Lawrence, James Duncan 1954
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