Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z borine A compound of one atom of boron and three atoms or molecules of a univalent radical borinene An alkene that includes a benzene ring with one of the carbon atoms replaced by a boron atom. boring The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing. boringly In a boring manner. boringness The state or condition of being boring. borinic Of or pertaining to the borinic acids or their derivatives borinine An unsaturated heterocycle that has five carbon atoms, one boron atom and three delocalise double bonds borirane A saturated heterocycle that has two carbon atoms and a boron atom borirene An unsaturated heterocycle that has two carbon atoms, a boron atom and a double bond Boris A male given name from the Slavic languages. borishanskiite An orthorhombic-pyramidal gray mineral containing arsenic, lead, and palladium. Borisian Of or pertaining to Boris Johnson (born 1964), English politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. Borisism A turn of phrase employed by British politician Boris Johnson. borism boron poisoning Borismania Enthusiasm for Boris Johnson (born 1964), British politician and Mayor of London. Borisoff A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Борисов (Borisov). Borisov A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Борисов (Borisov). Boriswave The wave of immigrants that entered the United Kingdom during the premiership of Boris Johnson (2019–2022). Boriswaver An immigrant who entered the United Kingdom during the premiership of Boris Johnson (2019–2022). borite A polyborate, such as tetraborate. Boritokay A township in Ulugqat, Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Borivali A northern suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. borivilianoside Any of a group of complex glycosides present in the plant Chlorophytum borivilianum Borivoj A male given name from the Slavic languages. Borivoje A male given name from the Slavic languages. Borjas A surname from Spanish. Borjeson A surname from Swedish. Borjigin The clan which Genghis Khan was a member of Borjomi A resort town in south-central Georgia famous for its mineral water industry. Borjon A surname. bork To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. borkage A failure or breakdown. borked Particularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order. borken Broken; wrongly designed or configured. Borkholder A surname. Borki The name of numerous settlements in Poland. borking The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. Borko A male given name from the Slavic languages. Borkovsky A surname. Borkowski A surname from Polish. Borkum An island of Lower Saxony, Germany in the North Sea. borky broken Borland A surname. Borlase A surname. Borley A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443). borm To smear with paint, oil, etc. Borman A surname. Bormann A surname. born Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited. Borna A male given name from the Slavic languages. bornane (1S,4S)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, an organic compound closely related to norbornane; any derivative of this compound. bornaprine An anticholinergic used as an antiparkinsonian agent. bornaprolol A particular beta-adrenergic antagonist. bornaviral Of or relating to bornaviruses. bornavirus Any of a group of viruses, of the genus Bornavirus, responsible for Borna disease borne carried, supported. Bornean From, or pertaining to, Borneo. borned born bornellid Any sea slug in the family Bornellidae. Borneman A surname. bornemanite A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, manganese, niobium, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium. Bornemann A surname. Borneo A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island. borneol A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor. Borner A surname. bornesitol A cyclitol found in the Gentianaceae and Menyanthaceae plant families. bornhardt A dome-shaped, steep-sided rock such as Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro. bornhardtite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt and selenium. Bornholm An island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea. Bornholmsk A language or Danish dialect spoken on the Baltic island of Bornholm. Bornian Of or relating to Max Born (1882–1970), German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. borning In the process of being born. bornite A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu₅FeS and is an important ore of copper. bornitic Of or relating to bornite. bornivore A bornivorous set. bornivorous Describing a subset of a real or complex vector space X, having an associated vector bornology B, that absorbs every element of B. bornless Without birth; not born. bornness The state or condition with which one is born; one's inherent quality; natural ability or inclination. Borno A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Maiduguri. bornological Describing a form of locally convex space which, in some sense, possesses the minimum amount of structure needed to address questions of boundedness of sets and functions. bornology A structure which generalizes the set of all bounded subsets of a topological vector space Bornstein A surname. Borntrager A surname. Borntreger A surname. Bornu An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon Bornuese A native or inhabitant of Bornu. bornyl A univalent radical derived from bornane. boro borrow Boroaia A village and commune of Suceava County, Romania. boroaluminate Any salt that is a mixed borate and aluminate boroarginine A boroamino acid equivalent to arginine Borobudur A 7th-century Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. borocalcite A hydrated borate of calcium. borocaptate The anion of a mercapto- derivative of a particular caged borane; it is used as a therapeutic source of boron borocarbide Any material containing both boride and carbide ions borocarbonate A mixed borate / carbonate (anion or salt) borocation A cation with a positive charge on a boron atom. Borod A village and commune of Bihor County, Romania. borodaevite A monoclinic-prismatic gray mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur. borodeuteride An anion formed of a boron atom and four deuterium atoms; or a salt formed by this ion. In other words, B²H₄. Borodino Several villages and localities in Russia. borofax An ointment containing boric acid, applied to the skin as an antiseptic. Boroff A surname. borofloat A borosilicate float glass borofluoride A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical. Borofsky A surname from Russian. boroglyceride A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once used as an antiseptic boroglycerin A poorly-characterised compound of glycerol and boric acid used as an antiseptic boroglycerol boroglyceride borogove A fictional animal, described as bird-like. borohydride The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻. borohydroxide An alkaline solution of borax. Borok Name of several rural localities in Russia. borolane A saturated heterocycle that has four carbon atoms and a boron atom borolanite A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite borole A theoretical heterocyclic organic compound, a five-membered ring with the formula C₄H₄BH. borolithochrome Any of a group of boron-containing pigments present in Jurassic red alga boroll A type of mollisol that has a frigid, cryic or pergelic temperature regime and, typically, an aridic moisture regime. borollic Relating to borolls. borolyl A chemical group derived from borole by the removal of a hydrogen atom. borolysine A boroamino acid equivalent to lysine boromagnesite A mineral composed of calcium carbonate and borate boromuscovite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, boron, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon. boromycin A bacteriocidal polyether-macrolide antibiotic. boron The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. boronate Any salt or ester of a boronic acid boronated That has been reacted with a boronate or with boronic acid boronation reaction with a boronic acid or a boronate boronatrocalcite Synonym of ulexite. Boronda A census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. Borong A Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Borongan A city, the provincial capital of Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. boronia Any of several aromatic herbs, of the genus Boronia, used in perfumery. boronic Of or pertaining to the boronic acids or their derivatives boronization A wall conditioning technique for fusion machines, where a thin film of boron is deposited on the walls of the vacuum vessel in order to reduce the impurity content. boronlike Resembling boron. boronolectin Any of several derivatives of boronic acid that mimic the action of lectins boronophenylalanine A dihydroxyboryl derivative of phenylalanine, used in cancer therapy. boronyl The group B≡O that has a boron to oxygen triple bond; it is isoelectronic with carbon monoxide and the cyanide ion Boroondara A local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Boroondara. boropeptide Any peptide that contains one or more boroamino acid borophagine Any extinct canid of the subfamily Borophaginae; a bone-crushing dog. borophagous Relating to borophagines borophane An extended two-dimensional borane analogous to graphane borophene an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure borophile An organism that tolerates or thrives with a high level of boron borophosphate A chemical compound containing phosphate and borate groups linked together. borophosphosilicate A form of glass containing additives of boron and phosphorus. Bororo The only nonextinct member of the Bororoan language family, spoken in the Central Mato Grosso region of Brazil. Bororoan Belonging to a Brazilian language family that includes Borôro and the extinct Umotína and Otuke.