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sodium perborate

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO2⋅3H2O or NaBO3⋅4H2O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.

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Nearby words

sodium monoxide, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitroprusside, sodium pentothal, sodium perborate, sodium peroxide, sodium phosphate, sodium polysulfide, sodium propionate, sodium pump
Also called perborax.
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British Dictionary definitions for sodium perborate

sodium perborate

noun

a white odourless crystalline compound used as an antiseptic and deodorant. Formula: NaBO 3 .4H 2 O
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

Medicine definitions for sodium perborate

sodium perborate

[ pər-bôr′āt′ ]

n.

A white odorless crystalline compound used as a mild alkaline oxidizing agent in dentifrices and as a topical antiseptic and deodorant.
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