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.
Origin of borate
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How to use borate in a sentence
The folds and creases of their skin must be kept dry and powdered with borated talcum.
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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