BORON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boron mean? 

• BORON (noun)
  The noun BORON has 1 sense:

1. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder

  Familiarity information: BORON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BORON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 5; B; boron

Hypernyms ("boron" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)

Holonyms ("boron" is a substance of...):

borax (an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent)

kernite (a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron)

Derivation:

boric (of or relating to or derived from or containing boron)

boronic (of or relating to boron)

 Context examples 

The neutrons react with boron phenylalanine to kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells.

(Boron phenylalanine, NCI Dictionary)

Radiation is then directed at the boron, killing the tumor cells but not the surrounding normal tissue.

(Boron neutron capture therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

The neutrons react with the boron in boronophenylalanine-fructose complex, producing radioactive particles that kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells.

(Boronophenylalanine-fructose complex, NCI Dictionary)

The neutrons react with the boron in BPA-F, producing radioactive particles that kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells.

(BPA-F, NCI Dictionary)

An active metabolite of MLN9708, a second generation, boron containing peptide proteasome inhibitor (PI) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Ixazomib, NCI Thesaurus)

Forms of the element boron found in foods.

(Dietary Boron, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The neutrons react with the boron in BSH and make radioactive particles that kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells.

(BSH, NCI Dictionary)

The subsequent overlay of several graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) fabrics creates an active region, which enables charge storage.

(Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes, University of Cambridge)

Boron neutron capture therapy is being studied as a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme and recurrent head and neck cancer.

(Boron neutron capture therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Boron ion requiring three electrons to return to its elemental state.

(B3+, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)