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noun - an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate
A hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O710H2O, an ore of boron, that is used as a cleaning compound.
An anhydrous sodium borate used in the manufacture of glass and various ceramics.
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| Francis Smith, the 19th c. "king" of this mineral soap additive, helped build Oakland's streetcar system |
| Mining of this mineral began in Death Valley in 1883 with 20-mule teams dragging it out |
| 20 Mule Team this, a natural detergent booster, has been around since the 19th century |
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| a white compound which occurs as a mineral in some alkaline salt deposits and is used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic. |
| an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate used as a flux or cleansing agent |
| a white powder used to make glass and cleaning products |
| A white compound which occurs as a mineral in some alkaline salt deposits and is used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic. |
| Good-natured teasing or ridicule banter. |
| A hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O710H2O, an ore of boron, that is used as a cleaning compound. |
| An anhydrous sodium borate used in the manufacture of glass and various ceramics. |
| Cheap merchandise, especially tasteless furnishings: "today's glinty borax ( New Yorker). |
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Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. Powdered borax is white, consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve in water. A number of closely related minerals or chemical compounds that differ in their crystal water content are referred to as borax, but the word is usually used to refer to the decahydrate. Commercially sold borax is partially dehydrated. * Borax is a component of many detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes. It is used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound, in the manufacture of fiberglass, as a flux in metallurgy, neutron-capture shields for radioactive sources, a texturing agent in cooking, as a precursor for other boron compounds, and along with its inverse, boric acid, is useful as an insecticide. * In artisanal gold mining, the borax method is sometimes used as a substitute for toxic mercury in the gol |