borax : Idioms & Phrases

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Borax bead

  • . (Chem.) See Bead, n., 3.
Webster 1913

Octahedral borax

  • (Chem.), borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax.
Webster 1913

Prismatic borax

  • (Chem.), borax crystallized in the form of oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; distinguished from octahedral borax.
Webster 1913