ALL meanings of borax
bo·rax
B b - uncountable noun borax Borax is a white powder used, for example, in the making of glass and as a cleaning chemical. 3
- noun borax a soluble readily fusible white mineral consisting of impure hydrated disodium tetraborate in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in alkaline soils and salt deposits. Formula: Na2B4O7.10H2O 3
- noun borax pure disodium tetraborate 3
- noun borax sodium borate, a white, anhydrous, crystalline salt, Na2B4O7, with an alkaline taste, used as a flux in soldering metals and in the manufacture of glass, enamel, artificial gems, soaps, antiseptics, etc. 3
- noun borax cheap, poorly made merchandise, esp. furniture 3
- noun plural borax a white, water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅10H 2 O, 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. 1
- noun borax cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, especially cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style. 1
- noun borax white powdered mineral 1
- noun borax A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc. 0
- noun borax (chemistry) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate. 0
- adjective borax Cheap or tawdry, referring to furniture or other works of industrial design. 0