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borate Definition

bo·rate (-āt′)

noun

a salt or ester of boric acid

transitive verb -·rat′ed, -·rat′·ing

to treat or mix with borax or boric acid

borate Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • regard: The website contains details of use, products, and information regarding borates.

Adjective modifier

  • inorganic: Inorganic borate pretreated roof tile battens, fascias etc may be available in certain parts of the country.
  • refined: Borax supplies nearly half the world's demand for refined borates and serves customers in nearly 100 countries.

Modifies a noun

  • glass: The origin of this stabilization energy is one of the great unknowns in explaining the structure of borate glasses.
  • mineral: GREEN, D.I. ( 2004 ) The iron and magnesium borate minerals from Boulby Mine, Redcar and Cleveland, England.
  • salt: The EU is currently re-considering boric acid, borax and specific sodium borate salts for possible classification and labeling under EU Directive 67/548/EEC.
  • buffer: At 48h intervals over a 16 day period, tissues were ground in liquid N 2 and extracted in borate buffer.

Noun used with modifier

  • sodium: Those at left were mounted in a concentrated borax solution ( sodium borate ).
  • glycol: Glycol borates are specifically formulated for remedial applications, that is for treating against existing insect and fungal attack in buildings.

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