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noun
The oxyanion BO33− or any of several more complex derivatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Any salt or ester formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a salt or ester of boric acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: salt
History
Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh3-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) English -ate English borate From bor(on) + -ate.
Across languages
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