sodium pyroborate
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sodium pyroborate — s. borate … Medical dictionary
sodium pyroborate — Chem. borax1. [PYRO + BORATE] … Useful english dictionary
sodium borate — n a sodium salt of a boric acid esp BORAX * * * [NF] the sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, used as an alkalizing agent in pharmaceutical preparations. It has also been used for its weak antibacterial and mild astringent properties in lotions… … Medical dictionary
sodium — A metallic element, atomic no. 11, atomic wt. 22.989768; an alkali metal oxidizing readily in air or water; its salts are found in natural biologic systems and are extensively used in medicine and industry. The s. ion is the most plentiful… … Medical dictionary
borax — borax1 /bawr aks, euhks, bohr /, n., pl. boraxes, boraces /bawr euh seez , bohr /. a white, water soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O7·10H2O, occurring naturally or obtained from naturally occurring borates; tincal: used as … Universalium
Borax — Bo rax, n. [OE. boras, fr. F. borax, earlier spelt borras; cf. LL. borax, Sp. borraj; all fr. Ar. b?rag, fr. Pers. b?rah.] A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Borax bead — Borax Bo rax, n. [OE. boras, fr. F. borax, earlier spelt borras; cf. LL. borax, Sp. borraj; all fr. Ar. b?rag, fr. Pers. b?rah.] A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
