different between kernite vs boron

English

Etymology

Kern +? -ite, since it comes from Kern County, California.

Noun

kernite (uncountable)

1. A hydrated borate mineral, Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert.

Synonyms

• rasorite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Kernite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “kernite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• Kineret

English

Etymology

From the stem of borax + -on (“ending used to form names of substances”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bôr'?n, IPA^(key): /?b?????n/
• Rhymes: -????n
• Hyphenation: bo?ron

Noun

boron (usually uncountable, plural borons)

2. The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
3. A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• Boron on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

See also

• kernite
• rasorite
• tincal
• ulexite

Anagrams

• Borno, Broon, broon

Esperanto

Noun

boron

1. accusative singular of boro

Hungarian

Etymology

bor +? -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?boron]
• Hyphenation: bo?ron

Noun

boron

1. superessive singular of bor

Malay

Alternative forms

• ??????

Etymology

From English boron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?r?n/
• Rhymes: -r?n, -?n

Noun

boron (Jawi spelling ?????)

1. boron (chemical element)

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bur?n?, whence also Old English borian, Old Norse bora.

Verb

bor?n

1. to bore

Conjugation

Descendants

• German: bohren