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Boron

//ˈbɔːˌɹɒn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
Noun
  1. 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. uncountable, usually

    "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."

  2. 2
    a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder wordnet
  3. 3
    A single atom of this element. uncountable, usually

    "For each X point, four borons in the same plane composing a B₆ cluster provide these orbitals."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the stem of borax (boro-) + -on (based on carbon). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.

Etymology 2

* As a Polish surname, pet form of Borzysław, Borzymir, formed from obsolete bor (“to fight”), from Proto-Slavic *borti. * As a French surname, from a placename in Franche-Comté. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Baron. * The placename in California is from the element boron.

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