borated

[n. bawr-eyt, -it, bohr-; v. bawr-eyt, bohr-]

bo·rate

[n. bawr-eyt, -it, bohr-; v. bawr-eyt, bohr-] noun, verb, bo·rat·ed, bo·rat·ing. Chemistry
noun
1.
a salt or ester of boric acid.
2.
(loosely) a salt or ester of any acid containing boron.
verb (used with object)
3.
to treat with borate, boric acid, or borax.

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Borated is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1810–20; bor- + -ate2
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borated

adjective
mixed or impregnated with borax 
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