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boron nitride definition

boron nitride

a white, powdery compound, BN, of boron and nitrogen, with high electrical resistance: it can be compressed, under a million pounds of pressure, to form Borazon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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