boron
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polycrystalline chunks of β-rhombohedral boron
Talpiau polygrisialog o foron β-rhombohedrol
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boron"
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| B | |
| Previous: beryllium (Be) | |
| Next: carbon (C) | |
Etymology
From the stem of borax + -on (ending used to form names of substances). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.
Pronunciation
Noun
boron (usually uncountable, plural borons)
- 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.
- 1976, Allen M Alper, editor, Phase Diagrams: Materials Science and Technology (Refractory Materials; 6), New York, N.Y., London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 106:
- 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.
- A single atom of this element.
- 2001 August 10, J. Akimitsu, K. Takenawa, K. Suzuki, H. Harima, Y. Kuramoto, “High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in CaB2C2”, in Science, volume 293, number 5532, , pages 1125–1127:
- For each X point, four borons in the same plane composing a B6 cluster provide these orbitals.
Derived terms
terms derived from boron
- aluminium boron oxide
- boron-10
- boron-11
- boron arsenide
- boron carbide
- boron chloride
- boron deficiency
- boron fluoride
- boron group
- boron hydride
- boron iodide
- boron nitride
- boron orthophosphate
- boron oxide
- boron phosphate
- boron phosphide
- boron tree
- boron triiodide
- boron sulfide, boron sulphide
- boron tribromide
- boron trichloride
- boron trifluoride
- boron trioxide
- boron triphosphide
- ekaboron
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
References
- Boron on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams
Esperanto
Noun
boron
- accusative singular of boro
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
boron
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| B | |
| Previous: berilium (Be) | |
| Next: karbon (C) | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
boron (Jawi spelling بورون)
- boron (chemical element)
Maltese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| B | |
| Previous: berillju (Be) | |
| Next: karbonju (C) | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
boron m
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną, whence also Old English borian, Old Norse bora.
Verb
borōn
- to bore
Conjugation
Conjugation of borōn (weak class 2)
| infinitive | borōn | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | borōm, borōn | borōta |
| 2nd person singular | borōs, borōst | borōtōs, borōtōst |
| 3rd person singular | borōt | borōta |
| 1st person plural | borōm, borōmēs | borōtum, borōtumēs |
| 2nd person plural | borōt | borōtut |
| 3rd person plural | borōnt | borōtun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | boro | borōti |
| 2nd person singular | borōs, borōst | borōtīs |
| 3rd person singular | boro | borōti |
| 1st person plural | borōm, borōmēs | borōtīm, borōtīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | borōt | borōtīt |
| 3rd person plural | borōn | borōtīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | boro | |
| plural | borōt | |
| participle | present | past |
| borōnti | giborōt | |
Descendants
- German: bohren
Welsh
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| B | |
| Previous: beryliwm (Be) | |
| Next: carbon (C) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English boron, from borax, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach (“borax”), from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Middle Persian bwlk' (bōrag).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈboːrɔn/, /ˈbɔrɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɔn
Noun
boron m (uncountable)
Derived terms
- boron nitrid ciwbig (“cubic boron nitride”)
- boron nitrid hecsagonol (“hexagonal boron nitride”)
- boron nitrid (“boron nitride”)
- boron trifflworid (“boron trifluoride”)
- nanodiwb boron nitrideg (“boron nitride nanotub(ul)e”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| boron | foron | moron | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “boron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies