Canadian English Meaning of borax

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borax (n)

an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent

Webster

borax (n.)

A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal. is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.

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borax

an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agentA white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a

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borated => borated, borate => borate, borassus flabellifer => Fan palm, borassus => Borassus, boramez => Burmese,