Meaning

1 senses

  1. To treat with borax.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Boron was first isolated from borax.

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  2. Borax is probably the best known compound of boron.

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  3. The principal chemical preservatives used in the curing of meats are borax and boric acid and sulfite of soda.

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Origin

From Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin borax, baurach (“

From Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin borax, baurach (“borax”), from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Middle Persian bwlk' (bōrag), which yielded Persian بوره (bure).

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Forms

boraxes, boraxing, boraxed, boraxed
Base formborax · to borax
3rd person singularboraxes
Present participleboraxing
Past simpleboraxed
Past participleboraxed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyborax
he, she, itboraxes

Past simpleLesson

all personsboraxed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave boraxed
he, she, ithas boraxed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill borax

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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