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

Borazon fiber works the same way.

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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.

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

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