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BORO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boron
1, record 1, English, boron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- B 2, record 1, English, B
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-melting trivalent metalloid element that is known both in an extremely hard shiny black crystalline form and in the form of a greenish yellow or brown amorphous powder, that occurs in nature only in combination (as in borax and boric acid and as a trace element in plants and animals), ... that is used chiefly in metallurgy (as for increasing the hardenability of steel) and in nucleonics because of its high absorption of neutrons - symbol B. 2, record 1, English, - boron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The p-type dopant commonly used for the isolation and base diffusion in standard dipolar integrated circuit processing. 3, record 1, English, - boron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bore
1, record 1, French, bore
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- B 1, record 1, French, B
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métalloïde se combinant facilement avec S, C, Al et réduisant les oxydes métalliques. 2, record 1, French, - bore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bore élémentaire est principalement employé dans l'industrie métallurgique comme désoxydant et dégazifiant [...]. Il s'utilise de plus en plus dans les réacteurs nucléaires et en technique des hautes températures : alliages bore-aluminium, bore dans les matières plastiques comme absorbeur de neutrons [...] 3, record 1, French, - bore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le bore] entre dans la composition de quelques silicates (tourmaline, axinite, etc.) des pegmatites, des filons acides et des dépôts fumerolliens. 2, record 1, French, - bore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Semiconductores (Electrónica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- boro
1, record 1, Spanish, boro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- B 2, record 1, Spanish, B
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento químico no metálico, n.° atómico 5, de color pardo obscuro, que existe nativo y en el ácido bórico y el bórax, y puede obtenerse artificialmente en cristales de dureza igual a la del diamante. 3, record 1, Spanish, - boro
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