borate
Americannoun
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a salt or ester of boric acid.
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(loosely) a salt or ester of any acid containing boron.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of borate
First recorded in 1810–20; bor- ( def. ) + -ate 2
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By leveraging a light-sensitive borate intermediate, the scientists could transform quinoline derivatives into a great variety of 2D/3D fused frameworks in a straightforward and cost-effective manner.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
Borax, or sodium borate decahydrate, is a salt made of a combination of boron, sodium, oxygen and hydrogen.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2023
A thin slab of barium borate first split a single photon into two of photons lower energy with correlated angular momenta.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2022
Boron is a plant micronutrient, and plant roots can only recognize and take up the borate molecular form.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
Borates thus made, melt generally by themselves; but admixed with borate of soda, they fuse much more readily, give a clear bead.
The folds and creases of their skin must be kept dry and powdered with borated talcum.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
An advantage of this borated oil is that it always retains a slight stickiness, and so gives a good joint when wrapped around wires, etc.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various
Useful methods of applying these are by the medium of borated cotton, oakum, tow, or spongiopiline, covered with oiled silk or the Lister protective material.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The scorched surface should be covered with this liniment and then with a layer of borated gauze or absorbent cotton, to protect from the air.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Carbolized, borated, and corrosive-sublimate gauze have little special value.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
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