A prefix meaning boron or boron-containing, used in scientific nomenclature; also a standalone informal term for boron.
Short for boron; boron comes from borax, which derives from Persian buuraq. Used as a combining form in chemistry.
The prefix 'boro-' appears in hundreds of compound words—borosilicate glass, borofluoric acid—showing how one element spawns an entire vocabulary!
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