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boride

/ˈboɹˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
boride
IPA
/ˈboɹˌaɪd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The B³⁻ anion.

noun

Any binary compound of boron and a more electropositive element.

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 bor(on) English -ide English boride From bor(on) + -ide.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈboɹˌaɪd/

Inflected Forms

borides (plural)

Derived Forms

boriding diboride dodecaboride fluoboride heptaboride hexaboride monoboride pentaboride tetraboride triboride

Phrases

beryllium boride calcium boride cerium boride cobalt boride titanium boride yttrium boride zirconium boride

Questions

How do you pronounce boride?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboɹˌaɪd/.
What does boride mean?
The B³⁻ anion.
Where does boride come from?
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 bor(on) English -ide English boride From bor(on) + -ide.

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