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1. (n.) borax
a water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na
2. (n.) borax
cheap, showy, poorly made merchandise, esp. cheaply built furniture of an undistinguished or heterogeneous style.
Etymology: (1940–45, Amer.; of uncert. orig.)
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1. (noun) borax
an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
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1. (noun) borax
a white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O
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