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bo⋅rax

1  [bawr-aks, -uhks, bohr-]
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–noun, plural bo⋅rax⋅es, bo⋅ra⋅ces  [bawr-uh-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 a flux, cleansing agent, in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, and enamel, and in tanning.
Also called sodium borate, sodium pyroborate, sodium tetraborate.

Origin:
1350–1400; < ML ≪ dial. Ar būraq < MPers būrag; r. ME boras < MF < ML borax

bo⋅rax

2  [bawr-aks, -uhks, bohr-]
–noun
cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, esp. cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style.
Origin:
1940–45, Americanism; of uncert. orig.
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borax 
c.1386, from Anglo-Fr. boras, from M.L. baurach, from Arabic buraq, Pers. burah.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bo·rax
Pronunciation: 'bO(&)r-"aks, 'bo(&)r-, -&ks
Function: noun
: a white crystalline compound that consists of a hydratedsodium borate Na2B4O7·10H2O, that occurs as a mineral or is prepared from other minerals, and that is used especially as a flux, cleansing agent, andwater softener and as a preservative
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borax bo·rax1 (bôr'āks', -əks)
n.
Sodium borate.

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borax   (bôr'āks')  Pronunciation Key 
A white, crystalline powder and mineral used as an antiseptic, as a cleansing agent, and in fusing metals and making heat-resistant glass. The mineral is an ore of boron and also occurs in yellowish, blue, or green varieties. Chemical formula: Na2B4O7·10H2O.
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