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borons

borons is the plural of boron.

Meaning of boron

Noun

boron (usually uncountable, plural borons)

  1. (usually) 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.
    • 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.1976, Allen M[yron] Alper, editor, Phase Diagrams: Materials Science and Technology (Refractory Materials; 6), New York, N.Y.; London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 106
    1. (usually) An atom of this element.

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Proper noun capitalized: Borons

Borons

  1. (plural) plural of Boron

Questions about borons

What is borons the plural of?
Borons is the plural of boron.
What part of speech is borons?
Borons is a proper noun.

Words near borons in the dictionary

  1. boronizations
  2. boronlike
  3. boronolectin
  4. boronolectins
  5. boronophenylalanine
  6. borons
  7. boronyl
  8. boronyls
  9. Boroondara
  10. boropeptide
  11. boropeptides

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