perborate

[ per-bawr-eyt, -bohr- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO3⋅4H2O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.

Origin of perborate

1
First recorded in 1880–85; per- + borate

Words Nearby perborate

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How to use perborate in a sentence

  • The perborate should be added when the powder is perfectly dry or it loses its bleaching properties.

    Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen

British Dictionary definitions for perborate

perborate

/ (pəˈbɔːreɪt) /


noun
  1. any of certain salts derived, or apparently derived, from perboric acid. Perborates are used as bleaches in washing powders: See sodium perborate

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