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| bo·ron [ báw ròn ] |
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yellow-brown metalloid element: a yellow-brown element that is hard and brittle, with properties intermediate between a metal and nonmetal. Source: borax, kernite. Use: alloys, glass, ceramics, in nuclear reactors to absorb radiation.
Symbol B
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| [Early 19th century. <borax, after carbon] |
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