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Definition of: boron
(bôr′on, bō′ron) noun
A non-metallic element (symbol B) obtained as an odorless and very infusible powder, amorphous boron, from its oxide and in octahedral or prismatic diamondlike crystals, crystalline or adamantine boron, from amorphous boron heated with aluminum. See ELEMENT. [<BOR(AX) + (CARB)ON]
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