boron

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.4 See also 2 Old High German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

Chemical element
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[edit] Etymology

From stem of borax + -on (“‘ending used to form names of substances’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧ron

Wikipedia

[edit] Noun

boron (plural borons)

1. The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5; a metalloid
   • 1976, Allen M. Alper, Phase Diagrams: Materials Science and Technology, page 106:

     The B6-type octahedral borons are each bonded to five other boron atoms

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

bor- borane borate borax Borazon™

boric boride boro- boruret

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/be.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

[edit] See also

• kernite
• rasorite
• tincal
• ulexite

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *boron, whence also Old English borian, Old Norse bora

[edit] Verb

borōn

1. to bore