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Webster 1913 Edition
Boron
Bo′ron
(bō′rŏn)
, Noun.
[See
Borax
.] (Chem.)
A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic number 5. Atomic weight 10.81. Symbol B.
Webster 1828 Edition
Boron
BO'RON
,Noun.
Definition 2024
boron
boron
English
| Chemical element | |
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| B | Previous: beryllium (Be) |
| Next: carbon (C) | |
polycrystalline chunks of β-rhombohedral boron
Noun
boron (usually uncountable, plural borons)
- The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid.
- 1976, Allen M[yron] Alper, editor, Phase Diagrams: Materials Science and Technology (Refractory Materials; 6), New York, N.Y.; London: Academic Press, ISBN 978-0-323-15575-5, page 106:
- 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.
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- A single atom of this element.
Derived terms
terms derived from boron
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Translations
chemical element
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Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈboron]
- Hyphenation: bo‧ron
Noun
boron
- superessive singular of bor
Malay
| Chemical element | |
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| B | Previous: berilium (Be) |
| Next: karbon (C) | |
Etymology
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrɔn/
- Rhymes: -rɔn, -ɔn
Noun
boron (Jawi spelling بورون)
- boron (chemical element)
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *burōną, whence also Old English borian, Old Norse bora.
Verb
borōn
- to bore
Conjugation
Conjugation of borōn (weak class 2)
| infinitive | borōn | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | borom | borota |
| 2nd person singular | boros | borotos |
| 3rd person singular | borot | borota |
| 1st person plural | borom, boromes | borotum, borotumes |
| 2nd person plural | borot | borotut |
| 3rd person plural | boront | borotun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | boro | boroti |
| 2nd person singular | boros | borotis |
| 3rd person singular | boro | boroti |
| 1st person plural | borom, boromes | borotim, borotimes |
| 2nd person plural | borot | borotit |
| 3rd person plural | boron | borotin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | boro | |
| plural | borot | |
| participle | present | past |
| boronti | giborot | |
Descendants
- German: bohren