boron
/ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.92 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
Uncountable
noun
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
Uncountable
name
A surname.
name
A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
Example Sentences
- "The B₆-type octahedral borons are each bonded to five other boron atoms; four are part of the same octahedron, and one is external to this octahedron."
- "PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US."
- "For each X point, four borons in the same plane composing a B₆ cluster provide these orbitals."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English boron From the stem of borax (boro-) + -on (based on carbon). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, *borti
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Phrases
aluminium boron oxide
boron-10
boron-11
boron arsenide
boron carbide
boron chloride
boron deficiency
boron fluoride