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  1. boron
    (B) Type: Term Pronunciation: bōr′on Definitions: 1. A nonmetallic trivalent element, atomic no. 5, atomic wt. 10.811; occurs as a hard crystalline mass or as a brown powder; forms borates and boric acid.
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  2. Boron
    [disambiguation] Boron is a chemical element. Boron can also refer to: ...
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  3. boron
    [n] - a trivalent metalloid element
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  4. Boron
    Boron is a non-metallic element which occurs in several allotropes. It is rarely found in nature, normally occurring as borates or orthoboric acid. Hard yellow crystals or brown amorphous powder. Amorphous boron is the more common allotrope and exists as a dark powder which is unreactive towards wat...
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  5. boron
    (B) B. Element 5, atomic weight 10.811. Hard yellow crystals or brown amorphous powder, used as a neutron absorber in nuclear chemistry and as a hardener in alloys.
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  6. Boron
    CAS Number: 7440-42-8. A metalloid element used in metallurgy and in composite structural materials. Chemical symbol = B. Molecular weight = 10.811 g/mol.
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  7. Boron
    Bo'ron (bō'rŏn) noun [ See Borax .] (Chemistry) A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of a ...
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  8. boron
    <chemistry, element> Fifth element (Z=5) in the periodic table, has 5 protons, potential use as an aneutronic fuel. Also useful as a neutron-absorber. ... Abbreviation: B ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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  9. boron
    B noun a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
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  10. boron
    (B) (bor´on) a chemical element, atomic number 5, atomic weight 10.811.
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  11. Boron
    • (n.) A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hard...
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  1. boron
    chemical element, semimetal of main Group IIIa (boron group) of the periodic table, essential to plant growth and of wide industrial application.[13 related articles]
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  2. Boron
    Boron is British slang for a bore who knows everything about nothing.
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  3. Boron
    Boron (n) is the chemical element with atomic number 5 and the chemical symbol B. The atomic mass is 10.81. Boron is a metalloid. 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 cr...
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  4. boron
    (B) A soft, brown, amorphous or hard crystalline nonmetallic element. Boron is the first element in group IIIA of the periodic table, just above aluminum and next to carbon. Also described as a metalloid element, boron was first isolated by Humphrey Davy and, independently,...
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  5. boron
    The chemical element commonly used as the dopant in a solar photovoltaic device or cell material. Related category • SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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  6. boron
    boron (bōr'on) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C; sublimation point about 2,550°C; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C; valence +3. Boron is a nonmetallic element existing as a dark brown to black amorphous powder or as an extremely ...
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  7. Boron
    Boron is British slang for a bore who knows everything about nothing.
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  8. Boron
    Boron is a trivalent metalloid element found in nature only in combination, often in borates or silicates (such as in borax). Boron is used in metallurgy and nucleonics, being very important in nuclear reactors. It has the symbol B and is a dark brown or green amorphous powder, which stains the skin...
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  9. boron
    Non-metallic element, atomic number 5, relative atomic mass 10.811. In nature it is found only in compounds, as with sodium and oxygen in borax. It exists in two allotropic forms (see allotropy): brown amorphous powder and very hard, brilliant crystals. Its compounds are used in the preparation of b...
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  10. Boron
    [Korhogo] Boron (Korhogo) is a town and commune in Côte d`Ivoire. ...
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  11. boron
    1) A metalloid 2) Atomic number 5 3) B 4) B in chemistry 5) B, to bohr 6) Chemical element 7) Element 8) Element #5 9) Element #5, which has a dumb-sounding name 10) Element 5 11) Element in colemanite 12) Element nu...
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