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Words related to borax

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B b

  • borax bead

    a bead of fused borax, used in chemical analysis for the identification of certain metal oxides.

  • boracic

    boric

  • boracite

    a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13

  • borate

    a salt or ester of boric acid. Salts of boric acid consist of BO3 and BO4 units linked together

  • borax pentahydrate

    a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅5H 2 O, used chiefly for killing weeds, as a water softener, and as a disinfectant and deodorizing agent.

  • boron

    a very hard almost colourless crystalline metalloid element that in impure form exists as a brown amorphous powder. It occurs principally in borax and is used in hardening steel. The naturally occurring isotope boron-10 is used in nuclear control rods and neutron detection instruments. Symbol: B; atomic no: 5; atomic wt: 10.81; valency: 3; relative density: 2.34 (crystalline), 2.37 (amorphous); melting pt: 2092°C; boiling pt: 4002°C
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