Chem., short for BORON, forming names of compounds of this with the alcohol radicals; e.g., Bor-ethyl 3(C2H5)B, Bor-methyl 3(CH3)B, obtained by acting on ethyl borate with zinc ethyl and methyl, respectively.
1869. Roscoe, Elem. Chem., 342. Borethyl is a colourless liquid, possesses a very powerful acrid smell, and takes fire on exposure to the air, burning with a green flame.
1881. Roscoe, Chem., III. 244. Bormethyl is a colourless gas.
