Definition of Borax
Bo´rax
n.
1.
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
.
Borax bead
(Chem.)
See
Bead
,
n
.
,
3
.
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number
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