borosilicate

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What does borosilicate mean?

Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.

Where does borosilicate come from?

Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- English silicate English borosilicate From boro- + silicate.

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