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Boron vs Boson - What's the difference?

boron | boson |

As nouns the difference between boron and boson

is that boron is the chemical element (symbol b) with an atomic number of 5; a metalloid while boson is boson.

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
    • , passage=For each X point, four borons in the same plane composing a B 6 cluster provide these orbitals. }}

    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

    Related terms

    (terms related to boron) * bor- * borane * borate * borax * Borazon * boric * boride * boro- * boruret

    See also

    * kernite * rasorite * tincal * ulexite

    Anagrams

    * ----

    boson

    English

    (wikipedia boson)

    Etymology 1

    From (w) (Indian physicist) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys . They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.
    • Derived terms
    * Higgs boson

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A boatswain.

    • Anagrams

    * English eponyms ----