Boron - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition boron

Definition :

A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax It is reduced with difficulty to the free state when it can be obtained in several different forms viz as a substance of a deep olive color in a semimetallic form and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and other properties It occurs in nature also in boracite datolite tourmaline and some other minerals Atomic number 5 Atomic weight 1081 Symbol B