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borax
1[ bawr-aks, -uhks, bohr- ]
noun
- a white, water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅10H 2 O, occurring naturally or obtained from naturally occurring borates; tincal: used as a flux, cleansing agent, in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, and enamel, and in tanning.
borax
2[ bawr-aks, -uhks, bohr- ]
noun
- cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, especially cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style.
borax
/ ˈbɔːræks /
noun
- Also calledtincal a soluble readily fusible white mineral consisting of impure hydrated disodium tetraborate in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in alkaline soils and salt deposits. Formula: Na 2 B 4 O 7 .10H 2 O
- pure disodium tetraborate
borax
/ bôr′ăks′ /
- A white, crystalline powder and mineral used as an antiseptic, as a cleansing agent, and in fusing metals and making heat-resistant glass. The mineral is an ore of boron and also occurs in yellowish, blue, or green varieties. Chemical formula: Na 2 B 4 O 7 ·10H 2 O.
Word History and Origins
Origin of borax1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of borax1
Example Sentences
The gold miners and the borax miners and the railroad workers.
Some sodium tetraborate (borax) is dissolved in a little water and silver nitrate is added to a small part of the solution.
Put the brush in a strong, warm solution of borax and water, and then wash in clean, warm water.
Put ammonia or borax in the water used, or else rub the glass with whiting, or a scouring soap which is not gritty.
The dried spot is submitted to the action of a cold saturated solution of borax.
Borax is a substance chiefly found in a crystallized state in some lakes in the East Indies.
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