boron.

A chemical element found in compounds used in glassmaking, semiconductors, and other engineered materials.

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Words that belong together

• boron compounds
• boron doping
• boron carbide

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The engineer checked the boron concentration in the semiconductor layer.

Boron carbide tiles protected the assembly without being pure boron metal.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.