boronnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɔː.rɒn/us/ˈbɔːr.ɑːn/symbol Ba hard, yellow-brown chemical element used in nuclear reactors to absorb neutrons and in various compounds that are important in manufacturing
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Chemical elements
- alkali metal
- antimony
- calcium
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- cesium
- cl
- graphene
- lithium
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- sodium
- strontium
- sulphur
- transition metal
- tungsten
- urea
- vanadium
- zinc
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Examples from literature
- Experiments already made so that aluminum, silicon, boron, manganese, magnesium, sodium and potassium can be reduced from their oxides with ease.
- The element boron seems to have almost as marked an effect upon copper as carbon does upon iron.
- Well, couldn't we drive boron rods into the mass and slow down the reaction? asked Tom.