boron nitride

noun

A binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analogous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers.

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Meanings

nounboron nitride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analogous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers.

Translations

Esperanto bornitrido, bora nitrido
  • bornitridobinary compound of boron and nitrogen
  • bora nitridobinary compound of boron and nitrogen
German Bornitrid
  • Bornitridbinary compound of boron and nitrogen
Hindi टांकण भूयेय
  • टांकण भूयेय (ṭāṅkaṇ bhūyey)binary compound of boron and nitrogen
Hungarian bór-nitrid
  • bór-nitridbinary compound of boron and nitrogen
Turkish bor nitrür
  • bor nitrürbinary compound of boron and nitrogen
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APA

boron nitride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boron%20nitride

MLA

“boron nitride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boron%20nitride. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boron nitride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boron%20nitride.

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