borax : Idioms & Phrases
Borax bead
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(Chem.) SeeBead , 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.