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BORON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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

Synonyms:

atomic number 5; B; boron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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)

Credits

 Context examples: 

During the process, they added boron atoms, which have the effect of crowding out other impurities that could spoil the neutral charge.

(Key Tech for Quantum Communications Offered by Implanting Diamonds with Flaws, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The boron collects in tumor cells.

(BNCT, NCI Dictionary)

Agents used in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, a type of radiotherapy, as boron (boron-10) carriers.

(Boron Delivery Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

This highly selective, localized radiotargeting of tumor cells, known as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), spares adjacent normal tissues.

(Boronophenylalanine-fructose complex, NCI Thesaurus)

A metallic element in the boron group with atomic symbol Al, atomic number 13, and atomic weight 27.

(Aluminum, NCI Thesaurus)

To make the material, the researchers distributed particles of neodymium iron boron and iron oxide into a mixture of shape memory polymers that, once fully incorporated, was molded into various objects designed to evaluate how the material performed in a series of applications.

(Tiny magnetic particles enable new material to bend, twist and grab, National Science Foundation)

Also called boron phenylalanine.

(BPA, NCI Dictionary)

Boron phenylalanine is injected into a blood vessel and collects in tumor cells.

(Boron phenylalanine, NCI Dictionary)

A type of radiation therapy in which the patient is given an intravenous boron infusion that is absorbed by tumor cells.

(Boron neutron capture therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that contains boron is injected into a blood vessel.

(BNCT, NCI Dictionary)