Born vs Boron - What's the difference?
born | boron |
; given birth to.
Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
* 1942 , Storm Jameson, Then we shall hear singing: a fantasy in C major
(Geordie) With fire.
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5; a metalloid
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* {{quote-journal, 2001, date=August 10, J. Akimitsu et al., High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in CaB2C2, Science
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As nouns the difference between born and boron
is that born is while boron is the chemical element (symbol b) with an atomic number of 5; a metalloid.born
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(wikipedia born)Etymology 1
From the verb (term).Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- I ought really to have called him my sergeant. He's a born' sergeant. That's as much as to say he's a ' born scoundrel.
Derived terms
* born in a barn * born leader * born loser * born killer * born-again * firstborn * highborn * low-born * newborn * stillborn * twice-bornSee also
* borneEtymology 2
Dialectal variant of (burn).References
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*boron
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