bo ‧ rax /ˈbɔːræks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: boras , from Medieval Latin borax , from Arabic buraq , from Persian burah ]
a mineral used for cleaning
bo ‧ rax /ˈbɔːræks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: boras , from Medieval Latin borax , from Arabic buraq , from Persian burah ]
a mineral used for cleaning
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012