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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A binary compound of boron with a more electropositive element.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A primary compound of boron with a metallic element.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; -- formerly called
boruret .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry the B3−
anion - noun chemistry any
binary compound ofboron and a moreelectropositive element
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Examples
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The difference of the electronic properties of these clusters brings about charge transfer, making this material a partially ionic boron boride (B2)?
innovations-report 2009
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The "ceramic alloy" is created by combining a metal alloy of boron, aluminium and magnesium (AlMgB14) with titanium boride (TiB2).
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Pumps aren't the only applications for the boride nanocoatings.
Museum Blogs 2008
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