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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Borazon¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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