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borax

/ˈbɔːræks/ /ˈboʊræks/

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noun

Borax, Natriumborat

A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.

Examples :

"The artist used borax to fix the colors on the porcelain doll's dress. "

Der Künstler verwendete Borax, um die Farben auf dem Kleid der Porzellanpuppe zu fixieren.

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noun

Borax

The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.

Examples :

"My mom uses borax in the laundry to help boost the cleaning power of the detergent. "

Meine Mutter verwendet Borax in der Wäsche, um die Reinigungskraft des Waschmittels zu erhöhen.

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Billige oder kitschige Möbel oder andere industrielle Designarbeiten

(sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design.

Examples :

"The apartment's "modern" furniture was mostly borax: particleboard tables and plastic chairs that looked cheap and wouldn't last. "

Die „modernen“ Möbel der Wohnung waren größtenteils billig: Spanplattentische und Plastikstühle, die billig aussahen und nicht lange halten würden.

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