borax
1a white, water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O7⋅10H2O, 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.
Origin of borax
1- Also called sodium borate, sodium pyroborate, sodium tetraborate.
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Other definitions for borax (2 of 2)
cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, especially cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style.
Origin of borax
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How to use borax in a sentence
The gold miners and the borax miners and the railroad workers.
Men Without a Country: Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, My Father and Me | Arthur Chu | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome sodium tetraborate (borax) is dissolved in a little water and silver nitrate is added to a small part of the solution.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzPut the brush in a strong, warm solution of borax and water, and then wash in clean, warm water.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousPut ammonia or borax in the water used, or else rub the glass with whiting, or a scouring soap which is not gritty.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanThe dried spot is submitted to the action of a cold saturated solution of borax.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
borax is a substance chiefly found in a crystallized state in some lakes in the East Indies.
British Dictionary definitions for borax
/ (ˈbɔːræks) /
Also called: tincal 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
Origin of borax
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Scientific definitions for 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: Na2B4O7·10H2O.
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