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boron

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7
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5
Pronunciation
/ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/
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/ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/ · /bo.rɔn/

Definition of boron

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
    “The B₆-type octahedral borons are each bonded to five other boron atoms; four are part of the same octahedron, and one is external to this octahedron.”
    “PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
    “The B₆-type octahedral borons are each bonded to five other boron atoms; four are part of the same octahedron, and one is external to this octahedron.”
    “PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US.”
  2. (uncountable, usually)A single atom of this element.
    “For each X point, four borons in the same plane composing a B₆ cluster provide these orbitals.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English boron From the stem of borax (boro-) + -on (based on carbon). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.

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