|
|
1. (n.) boron
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid: used in alloys and nuclear reactors.
Etymology: (1805–15; bor (ax1) + (carb )on)
|
| Definition of 'BORON' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) boron, B, atomic number 5
a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
|
| Definition of 'BORON' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) BORON
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 hardness and other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic weight 10.9. Symbol B
|
| Definition of 'BORON' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
|
1. BORON
A trace element with the atomic symbol B, atomic number 5, and atomic weight 10.81. Boron-10, an isotope of boron, is used as a neutron absorber in BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY.
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'BORON' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of BORON 
