English-Thai Dictionary

borax

N สาร บอแรกซ์  san-bol-raek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BORAX

n.Sub-borate of soda; a salt formed by the combination of boracic acid with the marine alkali or soda. It is brought from the East Indies, where it is said to be found at the bottom or on the margin of certain lakes, particularly in Thibet. It is said to be artificially prepared in Persia, like niter. It comes in three states. 1. Crude borax, tinkal, or chrysocolla, from Persia, in greenish masses of a greasy feel, or in opake crystals. 2. Borax of China, somewhat purer, in small plates or masses, irregularly crystallized, and of a dirty white. 3. Dutch or purified borax, in portions of transparent crystals, which is the kind generally used. It is an excellent flux in docimastic operations, a styptic in medicine, and useful in soldering metals.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BORAX

Bo "rax, n. Etym: [OE. boras, fr. F. borax, earlier spelt borras; cf. LL. borax, Sp. borraj; all fr. Ar. b, fr. Pers. b.]

 

Defn: 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, Na2B4O7.1 H2O. Borax bead. (Chem. ) See Bead, n., 3.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

borax

bo rax |ˈbôraks ˈbɔˌræks | ▶noun a white mineral in some alkaline salt deposits, used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic. [A hydrated sodium borate; chem. formula: Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH ) 4. 8H 2 O. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Arabic būraḳ, from Pahlavi būrak.

 

Oxford Dictionary

borax

borax |ˈbɔːraks | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a white compound which occurs as a mineral in some alkaline salt deposits and is used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic. ●A hydrated sodium borate; chem. formula: Na 2 B 4 O 7 10H 2 O. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Arabic būraq, from Pahlavi būrak.

 

Duden Dictionary

Borax

Bo rax Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , der oder das |B o rax |der, auch : das Borax; Genitiv: des Borax [es ] mittellateinisch borax < arabisch bawraq < persisch būra h = borsaures Natron Natriumsalz der Borsäure

 

Spanish Dictionary

bórax

bórax nombre masculino Mineral compuesto de ácido bórico, sosa y agua que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico; es soluble en agua e incoloro, gris turbio o amarillo :el bórax se emplea en medicina, en la industria metalúrgica y, especialmente, para aumentar la resistencia del vidrio al calor .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

borax

bo rax /bɔ́ːræks /名詞 U 〘化 〙硼砂 （ほうしや ）〘白い粉で, ガラスや陶磁器の原料 防腐剤 消毒剤として使われる 〙.