borate
a salt or ester of boric acid.
(loosely) a salt or ester of any acid containing boron.
to treat with borate, boric acid, or borax.
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How to use borate in a sentence
Qualitative tests demonstrated the presence of antipyrin, free boric acid and sodium borate.
The quantity of the borate taken should contain not more than 0.2 gram of the trioxide.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe solution gives tests for sodium, borate, and salicylate and therefore probably contains sodium borate and sodium salicylate.
The product responded to tests for sodium, potassium, chlorate, borate and nitrate.
A similar effect is produced by rubbing two lumps of borate of soda one against the other.
British Dictionary definitions for borate
a salt or ester of boric acid. Salts of boric acid consist of BO 3 and BO 4 units linked together
(tr) to treat with borax, boric acid, or borate
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Scientific definitions for borate
[ bôr′āt′ ]
A salt or ester of boric acid, containing the radical BO3.
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