Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless to white lustrous crystalline mineral, Na2B4O7·4H2O, that is a major source of ore of boron.
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- noun mineralogy A
hydrated borate mineral , Na2B4O6(OH)2, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert.
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- noun a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Kramer district in California holds the largest borax and kernite deposits in the world.
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The Kramer district in California holds the largest borax and kernite deposits in the world.
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Which of these is good for nickel: kernite, kutnahorite, kullerudite, kieserite?
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As goes the global economic meltdown, so goes the kernite market.
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As goes the global economic meltdown, so goes the kernite market.
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The major ores of boron are a small number of borate (boron oxide) minerals, including ulexite (NaCaB5O9. 8H2O), borax (Na2B4O5 (OH) 4. 8H2O), colemanite (Ca2B6O11. 5H2O) and kernite (Na2B4O6 (OH) 2. 3H2O).
Boron 2008
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