Borazon
[bawr-uh-zon, bohr-]
- 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.
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borazon
- an extremely hard form of boron nitride
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Word Origin
C20: from bor (on) + azo- + -on
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