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Boron vs Oxygen - What's the difference?

boron | oxygen |

As nouns the difference between boron and oxygen

is that boron is the chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5; a metalloid while oxygen is a chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.

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

    See also

    * kernite * rasorite * tincal * ulexite

    Anagrams

    * ----

    oxygen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia oxygen)
  • A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.
  • Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Katie L. Burke
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= In the News , passage=Oxygen' levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste ' oxygen using solar energy. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light.}}
  • (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.
  • (countable) An atom of this element.
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    Synonyms

    * sourstuff * when used as a packaging gas

    See also

    * ozone ----