Chem. [f. BOR-ON + -ATE.] A salt of boric or boracic acid.
1816. Accum, Chem. Tests (1818), 179. Borate of lead.
1863–72. Watts, Dict. Chem., I. 636. Borax, the acid borate of sodium which exists in the water of certain lakes in central Asia.
Chem. [f. BOR-ON + -ATE.] A salt of boric or boracic acid.
1816. Accum, Chem. Tests (1818), 179. Borate of lead.
1863–72. Watts, Dict. Chem., I. 636. Borax, the acid borate of sodium which exists in the water of certain lakes in central Asia.
