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boron

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English

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Chemical element
B
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polycrystalline chunks of β-rhombohedral boron

Etymology

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From the stem of borax (boro-) + -on (based on carbon). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boron (usually uncountable, plural borons)

  2. 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.
    • 1976, Allen M[yron] Alper, editor, Phase Diagrams: Materials Science and Technology (Refractory Materials; 6), New York, N.Y., London: Academic Press, →ISBN, 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.
  3. A single atom of this element.
    • 2001 August 10, J. Akimitsu, K. Takenawa, K. Suzuki, H. Harima, Y. Kuramoto, “High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in CaB2C2”, in Science‎[1], volume 293, number 5532, →DOI, pages 1125–1127:
      For each X point, four borons in the same plane composing a B6 cluster provide these orbitals.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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Anagrams

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Cornish

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Chemical element
B
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Next: karbon (C)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English boron.

Noun

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boron m

  1. boron

Mutation

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Mutation of boron
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
boron voron unchanged poron foron voron

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Esperanto

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Noun

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boron

  1. accusative singular of boro

Hungarian

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Etymology

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bor +‎ -on

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈboron]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ron

Noun

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boron

  1. superessive singular of bor

Indonesian

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Chemical element
B
Previous: berilium (Be)
Next: karbon (C)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Internationalism.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boron (plural boron-boron)

  2. (chemistry) boron

Further reading

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Malay

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Chemical element
B
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Etymology

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From English boron.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boron (Jawi spelling بورون, plural boron-boron)

  1. boron (chemical element)

Maltese

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Chemical element
B
Previous: berillju (Be)
Next: karbonju (C)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English boron.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boron m

  1. (chemistry) boron

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną, whence also Old English borian, Old Norse bora.

Verb

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borōn

  1. to bore

Conjugation

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Conjugation of borōn (weak class 2)
infinitive borōn
indicative present past
1st person singular borōm, borōn borōta
2nd person singular borōs, borōst borōtōs, borōtōst
3rd person singular borōt borōta
1st person plural borōm, borōmēs borōtum, borōtumēs
2nd person plural borōt borōtut
3rd person plural borōnt borōtun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular boro borōti
2nd person singular borōs, borōst borōtīs
3rd person singular boro borōti
1st person plural borōm, borōmēs borōtīm, borōtīmēs
2nd person plural borōt borōtīt
3rd person plural borōn borōtīn
imperative present
singular boro
plural borōt
participle present past
borōnti giborōt

Descendants

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  • German: bohren

Welsh

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Chemical element
B
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Talpiau polygrisialog o foron β-rhombohedrol

Etymology

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Borrowed from English boron, from borax, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach (“borax”), from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Middle Persian bwlk' (bōrag).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boron m (uncountable)

  1. boron

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of boron
radical soft nasal aspirate
boron foron moron unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “boron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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