English word boron comes from English -on, English borax
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -on | English (eng) | (biology, genetics) Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.. (chemistry) Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements (such as boron or silicon).. (physics, maths, and, biology) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon). |
| borax | English (eng) | Cheap or tawdry, referring to furniture or other works of industrial design. (chemistry) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.. A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc. |
| boron | English (eng) | The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid.. A single atom of this element. |