BORAX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: boraces   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("borax" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "borax"):

atomic number 5; B; boron (a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder)

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