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borate

American  
[bawr-eyt, -it, bohr-, bawr-eyt, bohr-] / ˈbɔr eɪt, -ɪt, ˈboʊr-, ˈbɔr eɪt, ˈboʊr- /

noun

  1. a salt or ester of boric acid.

  2. (loosely) a salt or ester of any acid containing boron.


verb (used with object)

borated, borating
  1. to treat with borate, boric acid, or borax.

borate British  

noun

  1. a salt or ester of boric acid. Salts of boric acid consist of BO 3 and BO 4 units linked together

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to treat with borax, boric acid, or borate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
borate Scientific  
/ bôrāt′ /
  1. A salt or ester of boric acid, containing the radical BO 3.


Etymology

Origin of borate

First recorded in 1810–20; bor- ( def. ) + -ate 2

Example Sentences

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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

Boron in cardboard is in the fairly soluble borate form.

From Seattle Times Jan. 6, 2022

To create their qutrits, both teams used the triple-branching path of a photon, expressed in carefully orchestrated optical systems of lasers, beam splitters and barium borate crystals.

From Scientific American Aug. 6, 2019

It is the principal species in the borate deposits in the Atacama region of South America.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" 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.

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

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

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

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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