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borate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
bo-rate
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

borates (plural)

Derived Forms

ammonioborite borated boratian borating boratoan carboborate decaborate diborate fluoborate hydroborate hydroboration hypoborate

Phrases

aluminium borate borate bomber caesium borate cesium borate silico-borate sodium terbium borate

Frequently Paired Words

boron

Questions

What does borate mean?
The oxyanion BO₃³⁻ or any of several more complex derivatives.
Where does borate come 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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