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borate /bo·rate/ (bor´āt) a salt of boric acid.
bo·rate (bôrt)
n.
A salt or ester 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.


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