How many syllables in Borax
Word
Borax
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
bo-rax
Definition
- n. - 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.
- noun - An ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
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