单词 | borax |
释义 | borax borax1 /bawr"aks, -euhks, bohr"-/, n. , pl. boraxes, boraces /bawr"euh seez', bohr"-/. 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. Also called sodium borate, sodium pyroborate, sodium tetraborate. [1350-1400; < ML << dial. Ar buraq < MPers burag; r. ME boras < MF < ML borax] borax2 /bawr"aks, -euhks, bohr"-/, n. cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, esp. cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style. [1940-45, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] |
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