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Boron

/ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/

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.

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noun

1
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.
2
A single atom of this element.

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Word	Definition
atomic number 5noun	a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
bnoun	The quantity one billion (1,000,000,000), usually used to signify a sum of money.

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Word	Definition
bnoun	The quantity one billion (1,000,000,000), usually used to signify a sum of money.
atomic number 5noun	a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
neodymiumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
epoxynoun	A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.
baronnoun	A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
borenoun	One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
boronoun	(chiefly soccer and Teesside) The town of Middlesbrough, and more specifically Middlesbrough FC football club.
eka	Edson Marques (born 26 January 1982), commonly known as Eka, is a Brazilian futsal player who played for ElPozo Murcia as a Pivot.
metalloidnoun	(chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
boriumnoun	—
boron groupnoun	(chemistry) a vertical series of elements in the periodic table that have three valence electrons; boron is a metalloid, while aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium are metals
boron-10noun	(physics) A stable isotope, ¹⁰₅B, having five protons and five neutrons, that makes up about 20% of natural boron; it is a good absorber of slow neutrons and is used as a radiation shield in Geiger counters
bohriumnoun	A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107.
berylliumnoun	(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
boraciumnoun	(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
boridnoun	(zoology) Any beetle of the family Boridae.
boron carbidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of boron and carbon, B₄C, that is a very hard ceramic, and is used in tank armour, bulletproof vests etc.
bariumnoun	The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
eka-boronnoun	(chemistry) scandium
boric oxidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) A white solid, of empirical formula B₂O₃; it is an inorganic polymer used in making glass and enamel and for synthesizing other boron compounds.