boron
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[edit] English
| Chemical element | |
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| B | Previous: beryllium (Be) |
| Next: carbon (C) | |
[edit] Etymology
From stem of borax + -on (“‘ending used to form names of substances’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bo‧ron
[edit] Noun
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boron (plural borons)
- 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
- 1976, Allen M. Alper, Phase Diagrams: Materials Science and Technology, page 106:
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from boron
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[edit] Translations
chemical element
[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
[edit] Old High German
[edit] Etymology
Proto-Germanic *boron, whence also Old English borian, Old Norse bora
[edit] Verb
borōn
- to bore

