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noun ˈbɔːraksˈbɔræks mass nounA 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. 硼砂，月石 A hydrated sodium borate; chemical formula: Na₂B₄O₇10H₂O Example sentencesExamples - Fluxes of this type are usually based on borax, boric acid, or glass, which melts at copper alloy melting temperatures to provide a fluid slag cover.
- Elzbieta has to trim the spoiled sausages, which have been treated with borax and glycerine, as well as trim meat that has fallen on the rat-infested floor.
- To inhibit mold and prevent unpleasant odors in your garbage can, sprinkle 1/4 cup each of borax (a natural mineral found in the laundry aisle) and baking soda into the bottom of your empty garbage can.
- The flux also might contain silica, borax, soda ash, potassium nitrate and household flour.
- To remove stains from clothing, try soaking fabrics in water mixed with borax, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, washing soda, or white vinegar.
- By the end of the nineteenth century Chile was producing 50 percent of the world's borax.
- Use natural, unscented laundry soap and add borax, washing soda or baking soda as a water softener.
- With the addition of borax or carbonate it gives higher contrast but may generate dichroic fog.
- If more alkalinity was needed, then borax, sodium metaborate, sodium carbonate, or even lye were used.
- In what may gone down as the ‘Big Pig Borax Bust’, 16 slaughterhouses processing pork meat were raided this week for operating outside of prescribed hours and using too much borax as a chemical preservative.
- The abnormal levels of borax and formalin for example have brought about concern for public safety.
- These are mixed with borax, a naturally occurring mineral.
- One member created an alternative cement for the concrete floor of our sauna, using fly ash (from coal burning plants, not waste dumps!), citric acid, lye, and borax.
- Because borax could not be crystallized in fluid warmer than 77 degrees, no processing occurred at desert sites during the heat of the summer.
- To remove mold that takes root in grout and on walls and windowsills, mix equal parts water and borax (a mineral-based powder sold in natural food stores) in a spray bottle, suggests Dadd.
- Potassium salts, such as sylvite (potassium chloride), are used to produce fertilizers for the agricultural industry, while boron salts, especially borax, are a basic resource for the glass industry.
- On non-washable materials try a little borax or hydrogen peroxide to get the last traces out.
- After the 1870s, gold was discovered in the surrounding mountains, and borax deposits were found in the valley.
- Much of this advice - paint windows white, soak curtains in borax, wear natural fibres, curl up on the ground during an attack - now seems darkly comical when set against the likely horrors and devastation of a nuclear strike on a city.
- He crushed the mineral and then fused half of it with borax in a platinum crucible.
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Arabic būraq, from Pahlavi būrak. nounˈbɔːraksˈbɔræks mass nounAustralian, NZ dated, informal Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter. they take a bit of borax, but that is part of the job Example sentencesExamples - He poured the borax on him for not giving him enough racing room.
- They take a bit of borax, but that is part of the job.
- He likes to have a bit of borax from time to time.
Phrasesinformal Deride or make fun of. a feature that poked borax at the sillier side of the Net Example sentencesExamples - "Don't go poking borax at the dead," remonstrated Mumma.
- He knew I was 'poking borax' at him, but couldn't see how to resent it.
- I don't think it's fair for you always to poke borax at me.
- He sat there, flamboyantly peering through a pair of binoculars, to poke a bit more borax at his old foe.
- I knew I'd be able to poke some borax at them eventually.
- He's poked the borax at the mayor over the budget issues that the new council is facing.
- We always enjoy her columns, especially the weekly effort, which always manages to poke the borax at some poor politician.
- Members opposite want to poke borax at people who dare to have a different view.
- You can't get coverage in the media, except when they choose to poke the Borax at those outside Parliament.
- Some of the rude little boys used to poke borax at him.
OriginEarly 19th century (as borak): Australian pidgin, based on Aboriginal burag 'no, not', later influenced by borax1 in spelling and pronunciation. nounˈbôraksˈbɔræks A white mineral in some alkaline salt deposits, used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic. 硼砂，月石 A hydrated sodium borate; chemical formula: Na₂B₄O₇(OH)₄.8H₂O Example sentencesExamples - Because borax could not be crystallized in fluid warmer than 77 degrees, no processing occurred at desert sites during the heat of the summer.
- The abnormal levels of borax and formalin for example have brought about concern for public safety.
- To remove mold that takes root in grout and on walls and windowsills, mix equal parts water and borax (a mineral-based powder sold in natural food stores) in a spray bottle, suggests Dadd.
- Much of this advice - paint windows white, soak curtains in borax, wear natural fibres, curl up on the ground during an attack - now seems darkly comical when set against the likely horrors and devastation of a nuclear strike on a city.
- The flux also might contain silica, borax, soda ash, potassium nitrate and household flour.
- To inhibit mold and prevent unpleasant odors in your garbage can, sprinkle 1/4 cup each of borax (a natural mineral found in the laundry aisle) and baking soda into the bottom of your empty garbage can.
- In what may gone down as the ‘Big Pig Borax Bust’, 16 slaughterhouses processing pork meat were raided this week for operating outside of prescribed hours and using too much borax as a chemical preservative.
- On non-washable materials try a little borax or hydrogen peroxide to get the last traces out.
- With the addition of borax or carbonate it gives higher contrast but may generate dichroic fog.
- Potassium salts, such as sylvite (potassium chloride), are used to produce fertilizers for the agricultural industry, while boron salts, especially borax, are a basic resource for the glass industry.
- By the end of the nineteenth century Chile was producing 50 percent of the world's borax.
- If more alkalinity was needed, then borax, sodium metaborate, sodium carbonate, or even lye were used.
- Fluxes of this type are usually based on borax, boric acid, or glass, which melts at copper alloy melting temperatures to provide a fluid slag cover.
- He crushed the mineral and then fused half of it with borax in a platinum crucible.
- Use natural, unscented laundry soap and add borax, washing soda or baking soda as a water softener.
- One member created an alternative cement for the concrete floor of our sauna, using fly ash (from coal burning plants, not waste dumps!), citric acid, lye, and borax.
- Elzbieta has to trim the spoiled sausages, which have been treated with borax and glycerine, as well as trim meat that has fallen on the rat-infested floor.
- To remove stains from clothing, try soaking fabrics in water mixed with borax, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, washing soda, or white vinegar.
- After the 1870s, gold was discovered in the surrounding mountains, and borax deposits were found in the valley.
- These are mixed with borax, a naturally occurring mineral.
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Arabic būraq, from Pahlavi būrak. nounˈbôraksˈbɔræks Australian, NZ dated, informal Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter. they take a bit of borax, but that is part of the job Example sentencesExamples - He likes to have a bit of borax from time to time.
- He poured the borax on him for not giving him enough racing room.
- They take a bit of borax, but that is part of the job.
Phrasesinformal Deride or make fun of. a feature that poked borax at the sillier side of the Net Example sentencesExamples - We always enjoy her columns, especially the weekly effort, which always manages to poke the borax at some poor politician.
- Members opposite want to poke borax at people who dare to have a different view.
- He's poked the borax at the mayor over the budget issues that the new council is facing.
- "Don't go poking borax at the dead," remonstrated Mumma.
- I knew I'd be able to poke some borax at them eventually.
- I don't think it's fair for you always to poke borax at me.
- You can't get coverage in the media, except when they choose to poke the Borax at those outside Parliament.
- Some of the rude little boys used to poke borax at him.
- He sat there, flamboyantly peering through a pair of binoculars, to poke a bit more borax at his old foe.
- He knew I was 'poking borax' at him, but couldn't see how to resent it.
OriginEarly 19th century (as borak): Australian pidgin, based on Aboriginal burag ‘no, not’, later influenced by borax in spelling and pronunciation. |