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borate /bo·rate/ (bor´āt) a salt of boric acid.
borate [bôr′āt] any salt of boric acid. Borate salts and boric acid, although formerly used as mild antiseptic irrigant solutions, especially for ophthalmic conditions, are highly poisonous when taken internally or absorbed through a cut, abrasion, or other wound in the skin. Because of the potential for fatal poisoning, such solutions are rarely used now. See also boric acid. borate any salt of boric acid. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Charmax flame retardants and smoke suppressants include proprietary Charmax LS complexes used in low-smoke polymer compositions for wire and cable, Charmax FRs used as antimony oxide replacements, an ultrafine ammonium octamolybdate, zinc staunates, and zinc borates for halogenated and nonhalogenated polymers. Borax has almost 800 employees in Boron, mining borates in a 650-foot-deep open-pit mine that is one of the world's largest. Results indicate that borates may enhance the pulp yield. |
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