: a metalloid chemical element that is found in nature only in combination and that is used especially in borosilicate glass and detergents see Chemical Elements Table
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Things To Consider The amount of boron (0.7mg) in this supplement may be slightly low.
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Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
The panels typically consist of an array of silicon wafers doped with boron and phosphorus, and topped with an antireflective coating of silicon nitride.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
The mound of waste began leaching arsenic and other harmful materials — including chromium, boron, molybdenum and more — into the water supply.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
In contrast, deficiency of nutrients that are immobile (calcium, sulfur, boron, copper, iron, zinc, manganese, nickel), the symptoms first appear on younger or upper leaves.
—Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
The panels typically consist of an array of silicon wafers doped with boron and phosphorus, and topped with an antireflective coating of silicon nitride.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
The mound of waste began leaching arsenic and other harmful materials — including chromium, boron, molybdenum and more — into the water supply.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
In contrast, deficiency of nutrients that are immobile (calcium, sulfur, boron, copper, iron, zinc, manganese, nickel), the symptoms first appear on younger or upper leaves.
—Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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boron
noun
bo·ron
ˈbō(ə)r-ˌän 
ˈbȯ(ə)r-
: a metalloid element found in nature only in combination (as in borax) see element
Medical Definition
boron
noun
bo·ron
ˈbō(ə)r-ˌän, ˈbȯ(ə)r-
: a trivalent metalloid element found in nature only in combination and used in metallurgy and in composite structural materials
—symbol B
see Chemical Elements Table
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