How to Use boron in a Sentence

boron

noun
  • These beams knocked boron atoms out of ultrathin sheets of boron nitride.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • It’s made from hardened boron steel that has been heat-treated to add extra strength.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
  • For the second year in a row, testers found high levels of boron in children’s slime kits.
    — Amanda Blanco, courant.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • One side of the drums is coated with beryllium, the other with boron.
    — David Szondy september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But boron was only discovered four years ago and confirmed just last year.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Stainless steel and boron steel are strong, long-lasting, and rust-resistant.
    — Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Inside the antenna is a small square of graphene atop a layer of boron nitride.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Further, borates contain atoms of both boron and oxygen.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Each one is made from a high-boron, heat-resistant glass and is about 4-5 inches tall.
    — Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Some diamonds have a boron impurity that gives them a vivid blue hue.
    — Chris Impey, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Turn to the boron side and the neutrons are absorbed, shutting down the reactor.
    — David Szondy september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These stones get their blue hue from trace amounts of boron within the diamond crystal lattice.
    — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The team tested this on neodymium iron boron and samarium cobalt magnet waste.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Some detergents contain boron, which is toxic to plants; bleach also makes soil less healthy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • Craftsmen fill large handmade clay pots with one and a half tons of silica and boron oxide powders.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The scientists found that nanoscale gold wires could slide with very low friction on top of hexagonal boron nitride.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2023
  • That liquid contains lithium and other metals such as manganese, zinc and boron.
    — Stacy Morford, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Under the skin is the same mix of high-strength steels, including an extensive use of boron steel in the passenger cell.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Instead of a flimsy metal space-frame chassis, there's extensive use of boron steel in the chassis.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2018
  • To get pH values, the authors turned to boron isotopes, which act as a proxy, tracking the pH of the oceans.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The boron, which is encased by protective rock, heads miles underground to the lower mantle.
    — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2018
  • Measurements of boron isotopes showed that at early stages, boron was released evenly from the glass surface.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Borax is comprised of the elements boron, sodium, and oxygen.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
  • Then there are micronutrients like zinc, boron, molybdenum and others.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Curiosity is the first rover on Mars to even detect boron, which shows how much remains unknown about the planet.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2016
  • This is because boron is believed to help convert dehydroepiandrosterone in the body into testosterone.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Chernobyl's boron rods were tipped with graphite which triggered the dangerous reaction that caused the explosion.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018
  • In this case, these scientists used a single layer of boron and nitrogen atoms in a honeycomb pattern.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2020
  • This ash contains a dangerous mix of heavy metals and toxic chemicals such as arsenic, boron, lead and mercury.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The boron steel blade is rust-resistant and curved to help minimize soil disturbance and damage to surrounding plants.
    — Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023

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