borid

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noun

Any beetle of the family Boridae.

Scrabble 8

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nounborid (plural borids)

plural borids

  1. biologyAny beetle of the family Boridae.
  2. alternativechemistryAlternative form of boride.

    The work of Moissan on the metallic carbids and silicids has now been carried out, in conjunction with P. Williams, on the borids of the alkaline earths.

    1898, John Michels, Science, volume 7, page 89
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    If a borid of any metal is to be produced, it can either be prepared by placing the metal around but not touching the carbon anode, or preferably the pure borate of the metal the borate of which is desired, or the pure borate of this metal fused with about an equal weight of the more fusible borate of a metal[…].

    1905, Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office, Part 2, page 3975

    Diffractometrical analysis has shown, that the main phase component of the investigated samples is tetragonal borid Nd₂Fe₁₄B. Reflections of this phase are present on diffractogramms, and the lines belonging to borid Nd_(1.11)Fe₄B₄, are also observed.

    2001, European Powder Metallurgy Association, PM2001: Proceedings: October 22-24, 2001, volume 2, page 287

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