BORAX


Meaning of BORAX in English

[ 'bɔ:raks ]

■ noun a white mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate, found in some alkaline salt deposits and used in making glass and as a metallurgical flux.

Origin

ME: from med. L., from Arab. būraḳ , from Pahlavi būrak .

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