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Borazon

[ bawr-uh-zon, bohr- ]

Chemistry, Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a cubic, diamondlike, extremely hard form of boron nitride, obtained at high temperatures and pressures: used as an abrasive and grinding agent.


borazon

/ ˈbɔːrəˌzɒn; -zən /

noun

  1. an extremely hard form of boron nitride
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Borazon1

C20: from bor ( on ) + azo- + -on
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Example Sentences

Borazon fiber works the same way.

The difference is that, in this case, the stronger fibers are borazon—boron nitride formed under tremendous pressure—while the softer matrix is composed of tungsten carbide.

Each strand was a fine wire of two-phase material—the harder phase being borazon, the softer being tungsten carbide.

Not even a borazon drill could make much of an impression on a metal which had been formed under millions of atmospheres of pressure.

Not even a borazon drill could make much of an impression on a metal which had been formed under millions of atmospheres of pressure.

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