borax
/bawr-aks, -uhks, bohr-/US // ˈbɔr æks, -əks, ˈboʊr- //UK // (ˈbɔːræks) //
硼砂,硼烷,硫酸铜,硫酸钠
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural bo·rax·es, bo·ra·ces [bawr-uh-seez, bohr-]. /ˈbɔr əˌsiz, ˈboʊr-/.
- : 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.
Examples
The gold miners and the borax miners and the railroad workers.
Some sodium tetraborate (borax) is dissolved in a little water and silver nitrate is added to a small part of the solution.
Put the brush in a strong, warm solution of borax and water, and then wash in clean, warm water.
Put ammonia or borax in the water used, or else rub the glass with whiting, or a scouring soap which is not gritty.
The dried spot is submitted to the action of a cold saturated solution of borax.
Borax is a substance chiefly found in a crystallized state in some lakes in the East Indies.
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