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Borax
Meaning
Noun
●
A
white
or gray/grey
crystalline
salt
, with a
slight
alkaline
taste
, used as a
flux
, in
soldering
metals
, making
enamels
,
fixing
colors/colours on
porcelain
, and as a
soap
, etc.
●
In Chemistry & Boron:
The
sodium
salt
of
boric acid
, Na₂B₄O₇, either
anhydrous
or with 5 or 10
molecules
of
water of crystallization
;
sodium
tetraborate.
●
Cheap or
tawdry
furniture
or other
works
of
industrial
design.
Verb
●
To
treat
with borax.
Sourced from
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Origin
borax
English
boras
Middle English (1100-1500)
boreis
Anglo-Norman
baurach
Latin
بورق
Arabic
بوره
Persian
𐭡𐭥𐭥𐭪
Pahlavi
Sourced from
Etym
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