Boron Definition

bôrŏn
noun
A nonmetallic chemical element occurring only in combination, as with sodium and oxygen in borax, and produced in the form of either a brown amorphous powder or very hard, brilliant crystals: its compounds are used in the preparation of boric acid, water softeners, soaps, enamels, glass, pottery, etc.: symbol, B; at. no. 5
Webster's New World

(physics) A stable isotope, 115B, having five protons and six neutrons, that makes up about 80% of natural boron.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 5
  • b

Other Word Forms of Boron

Noun

Singular:
boron
Plural:
borons

Origin of Boron

  • From stem of borax + -on (“ending used to form names of substances”)

    From Wiktionary

  • bor(ax) (carb)on

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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