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Definitions for Borax

[1] a white, water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na2 B4 O7 ⋅10H2 O, occurring naturally or obtained from naturally occurring borates; tincal: used as a flux, cleansing agent, in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, and enamel, and in tanning.
[2] cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, especially cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style.
[3] Also called: tincal a soluble readily fusible white mineral consisting of impure hydrated disodium tetraborate in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in alkaline soils and salt deposits. Formula: Na 2 B 4 O 7 .10H 2 O
[4] pure disodium tetraborate

Words nearby Borax

borak, boral, borane, borasca, borate, borax, borax bead, borax pentahydrate, borazine, borazon, borborygmus

Origin of Borax

2An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; of uncertain origin

Word origin for Borax

C14: from Old French boras , from Medieval Latin borax , from Arabic būraq , from Persian būrah