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per⋅bo⋅rate

  [per-bawr-eyt, -bohr-]
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–noun Chemistry.
a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO3·4H2O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.
Also, peroxyborate.

Origin:
1880–85; per- + borate
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per·bo·rate   (pər-bôr'āt', -bōr'-)   
n.  A salt containing the radical BO3, formed from a borate and hydrogen peroxide.
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Main Entry: per·bo·rate
Pronunciation: (')p&r-'bO(&)r-"At, -'bo(&)r-
Function: noun
: a salt that is a compound of a borate withhydrogen peroxide
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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