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Meaning of "boron" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BORON

From bor(ax) + (carb)on.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BORON

boron  [ˈbɔːrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BORON

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Boron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BORON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boron

Boron

Boron is a chemical element with symbol B and atomic number 5. Because boron is produced entirely by cosmic ray spallation and not by stellar nucleosynthesis, it is a low-abundance element in both the solar system and the Earth's crust. Boron is concentrated on Earth by the water-solubility of its more common naturally occurring compounds, the borate minerals. These are mined industrially as evaporites, such as borax and kernite. Chemically uncombined boron, which is classed as a metalloid, is found in small amounts in meteoroids, but is not found naturally on Earth. Industrially, very pure boron is produced with difficulty, as boron tends to form refractory materials containing small amounts of carbon or other elements. Several allotropes of boron exist: amorphous boron is a brown powder, and crystalline boron is black, extremely hard, and a poor conductor at room temperature. Elemental boron is used as a dopant in the semiconductor industry. The major industrial-scale uses of boron compounds are in sodium perborate bleaches, and Borosilicate glass which it trademarked as Pyrex, with greater strength and breakage resistance than ordinary soda lime glass.

Definition of boron in the English dictionary

The definition of boron in the dictionary is a very hard almost colourless crystalline metalloid element that in impure form exists as a brown amorphous powder. It occurs principally in borax and is used in hardening steel. The naturally occurring isotope boron-10 is used in nuclear control rods and neutron detection instruments. Symbol: B; atomic no: 5; atomic wt: 10.81; valency: 3; relative density: 2.34, 2.37 ; melting pt: 2092°C; boiling pt: 4002°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BORON


Acheron
ˈækəˌrɒn
digitron
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn
electron
ɪˈlɛktrɒn
giron
ˈdʒaɪrɒn
Hebron
ˈhɛbrɒn
interferon
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɒn
magnetron
ˈmæɡnɪˌtrɒn
mellotron
ˈmɛləˌtrɒn
micron
ˈmaɪkrɒn
moron
ˈmɔːrɒn
neuron
ˈnjʊərɒn
neutron
ˈnjuːtrɒn
Oberon
ˈəʊbəˌrɒn
oxymoron
ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn
oxymoronic
ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn
positron
ˈpɒzɪˌtrɒn
Sharon
ʃəˈrɒn
thoron
ˈθɔːrɒn
tron
trɒn
vigneron
ˈviːnjərɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BORON

borneol
Bornholm
Bornholm disease
bornite
bornitic
Borno
bornyl alcohol
Borodin
Borodino
borohydride
boron carbide
boron nitride
boronia
boronic
borosilicate
borosilicate glass
Borotra
borough
borough council
borough-English

WORDS THAT END LIKE BORON

Aaron
adiaphoron
Akron
apron
baron
Byron
Cameron
cast iron
cast-iron
chevron
citron
environ
flatiron
Huron
iron
marron
oophoron
patron
squadron
Theron

Synonyms and antonyms of boron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BORON

Find out the translation of boron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boro
570 millions of speakers

English

boron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोरान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البورون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধাতব উপাদানবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホウ素
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

붕소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bằng tố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போரான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βόριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BORON»

The term «boron» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.515 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BORON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BORON»

Discover the use of boron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medical Physiology
The updated 2nd edition of this accessible and in-depth resource firmly relates molecular and cellular biology to the study of human physiology and disease.
Walter F. Boron, Emile L. Boulpaep, 2008
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Boron
Discusses boron and where it can be found, how it was discovered, its special characteristics, and its importance to the human body.
Richard Beatty, 2005
3
Boron
Explains the characteristics of boron, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Rick Adair, 2007
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Contemporary Boron Chemistry
Comprehensive and up to date, graduates and researchers in a wide range of fields will welcome this book.
Matthew Davidson, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2000
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Boron Science: New Technologies and Applications
The book celebrates these scientists and their protégés, who together transformed boron science into the exciting and growing area it is today.
Narayan S. Hosmane, 2011
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Boron Rich Solids: Sensors, Ultra High Temperature Ceramics, ...
This book covers the field.
Nina Orlovskaya, Mykola Lugovy, 2010
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Boron and Its Role in Crop Production
The book offers in-depth coverage of the chemistry of boron, the extraction of boron from various soils, methods for determining boron in soil and plants, and the role of boron in the physiology of plants and seed production.
Umesh C. Gupta, 1993
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Combustion of Boron-based solid propellants and solid fuels
This book contains extremely valuable information on the combustion of boron-based solid propellants and solid fuels.
Kenneth K. Kuo, Roland Pein, 1993
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Fabrication, Strength and Oxidation of ...
Microstructure examination by electron back-scatter diffraction (EBSD) imaging was used to precisely define the location of all three phases and to measure the volume fractions and grain size distributions.
Michael Robert Middlemas, 2009
10
Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, ...
This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series issued by the National Academy of Sciences on dietary reference intakes (DRIs).
Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Panel on Micronutrients, Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and of Interpretation and Use of Dietary Reference Intakes, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BORON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boron is used in the context of the following news items.
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Larry Miller: Glutathione for arthritis
Boron was stated in last week's article as being beneficial for reducing arthritis pain. Some years ago I wrote an article on arthritis and boron ... «Deming Headlight, Jul 15»
2
Sabres hire Dan Lambert as assistant coach
By Andy Boron @andyboron on Jul 6, 2015, 4:56p 8. Marissa Baecker/Getty Images. The man who led Kelowna to the WHL title last year will help lead the ... «Die By The Blade, Jul 15»
3
Project uses crowd computing to improve nanotechnology water …
... using reverse osmosis membranes with pores at the nanoscale level, or energy conservation, e.g. membranes with boron nitride nanotubes. «Nanowerk, Jul 15»
4
Bosch Finds Graphene Magnetic Sensor 100x More Sensitive than …
The silicon sensor has a sensitivity of 70 volts per amp-tesla, whereas with the boron nitride and graphene device the figure is 7,000. That is a ... «EE Times, Jul 15»
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3 Top Jefferies New Growth Stocks to Buy With Big Upside Potential
... focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform. «24/7 Wall St., Jul 15»
6
Commerce Ministry agrees measures to protect steel industry from …
Recently, China cancelled its subsidy on boron steel, which accounted for more than half of its steel exports to Asean. According to the ministry, ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
7
Fireworks can be a hazard, officials warn
“Dangerous” fireworks, banned for public use in the state, include fireworks containing arsenic sulfide, boron, chlorates with the exception of ... «Petaluma Argus Courier, Jul 15»
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Sabres sign Carlo Colaiacovo and Cal O'Reilly
By Andy Boron @andyboron on Jul 3, 2015, 4:17p 17. Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports. More depth is coming to the Sabres organization with two more ... «Die By The Blade, Jul 15»
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Paradoxical Crystal Baffles Physicists
Counting up the electrons in the orbital shells that surround its samarium and boron nuclei indicates that roughly half an electron should be left ... «Quanta Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Echa proposes 15 substances for authorisation
The 15 recommended substances include four boron compounds and seven phthalate plasticisers, and were among the 19 the agency's ... «Chemical Watch, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Boron [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boron>. May 2024 ».
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