borating

Variant of borate

borate definition

bo·rate (-āt′)

noun

a salt or ester of boric acid

transitive verb borated -·rat′ed, borating -·rat′·ing

to treat or mix with borax or boric acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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