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Boron vs Bogon - What's the difference?

boron | bogon |

As nouns the difference between boron and bogon

is that boron is the chemical element (symbol b) with an atomic number of 5; a metalloid while bogon is (slang) the imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.

boron

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • 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 citation
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    Derived terms

    * aluminium boron oxide * * * boron arsenide * boron carbide * boron chloride * boron deficiency * boron fluoride * boron group * boron hydride * boron iodide * boron nitride * boron orthophosphate * boron oxide * boron phosphide * boron tree * boron sulfide, boron sulphide * boron tribromide * boron trichloride * boron trifluoride * boron trioxide * boron triphosphide * ekaboron

    See also

    * kernite * rasorite * tincal * ulexite

    Anagrams

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    bogon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) The imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.
  • * 1996 , "John Novak", Re: TOR is Fucking with Us All'' (on newsgroup ''rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan )
  • Chain book sellers are, by and large, bogon and bozon emitters like nothing you've ever seen.
  • (Internet, slang) An invalid Internet Protocol packet, particularly one sent from an address that is not in use.
  • Derived terms

    * bogon filter

    See also

    * bogosity * cluon

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