Толковый словарь английского языка - borax
Borax
borax
I. noun Etymology: Middle English boras, from Anglo-French boreis, from Medieval Latin borac-, ~, from Arabic būraq, from Persian būrah Date: 14th century a white crystalline compound that consists of a hydrated sodium borate Na2B4O710H2O, that occurs as a mineral or is prepared from other minerals, and that is used especially as a flux, cleansing agent, and water softener, as a preservative, and as a fireproofing agent, II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1932 cheap shoddy merchandise
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n. 1 the mineral salt sodium borate, occurring in alkaline deposits as an efflorescence or as crystals. 2 the purified form of this salt, used in making glass and china, and as an antiseptic. Etymology: ME f. OF boras f. med.L borax f. Arab. burak f. Pers. burah ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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