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borate.

The oxyanion BO₃³⁻ or any of several more complex derivatives.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The oxyanion BO₃³⁻ or any of several more complex derivatives.

  2. Any salt or ester formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.

Where this word comes from

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.

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