Sinhala Dictionary definitions for borax
borax 🔊 /bɔˈɹæˌks/
borax : බෝරික් කුඩු
borax : බොරැක්ස්
borax : බෝරැක්ස්
borax : රෝචක
borax : පුස්කර
borax definition
Noun. 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.