boron nitride

bo·ron ni·tride

B b

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawr-on, bohr- nahy-trahyd, -trid]
- /ˈbɔr ɒn, ˈboʊr- ˈnaɪ traɪd, -trɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawr-on, bohr- nahy-trahyd, -trid]
- /ˈbɔr ɒn, ˈboʊr- ˈnaɪ traɪd, -trɪd/

Definitions of boron nitride words

noun boron nitride a white inert crystalline solid existing both in a graphite-like form and in an extremely hard diamond-like form (borazon). It is used as a refractory, high-temperature lubricant and insulator, and heat shield. Formula: BN 3
noun boron nitride a white, powdery compound, BN, of boron and nitrogen, with high electrical resistance: it can be compressed, under a million pounds of pressure, to form Borazon 3
noun boron nitride a white powder, BN, formed by heating boron in nitrogen. In its ordinary form, it has a structure of stacked layers of hexagonal rings, very similar to that of graphite, and is used as a refractory electrical insulator. 1
noun boron nitride (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analagous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers. 0

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