Borotungstate

/ˌbɔːroʊˈtʌŋsteɪt/ noun

A chemical compound or salt formed from the combination of boric acid or boron with tungstate compounds, used in catalysis and materials science.

From 'boro-' (boron) + 'tungstate' (from tungsten, originally from Swedish tung and sten meaning heavy stone). These compounds represent systematic explorations of boron's ability to form complex salts.

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