English Explanatory Dictionary

boron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A single atom of this element.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

bôr'ŏn /ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-boron.wav En-us-boron.ogg /bo.rɔn/

Word forms

boron borons

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.

Related words

bor- borane borate borax Borazon boric boride boro- boruret kernite rasorite tincal ulexite

Derived words

aluminium boron oxide borole boron-10 boron-11 boron arsenide boronation boron carbide boron chloride boron deficiency boron fluoride boron group boron hydride boronic boronic acid boron iodide boronlike boron nitride boronolectin boron orthophosphate boron oxide boron phosphate boron phosphide boron sulfide boron sulphide boron tree boron tribromide boron trichloride boron trifluoride boron triiodide boron trioxide boron triphosphide borophene boryl diboron eka-boron ekaboron ferroboron nonboron organoboron radioboron tetraboron triethylboron
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