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Boron compound, a salt of boric acid
Team Borax trademark, named for the method by which borax was originally hauled out of the California and Nevada deserts. The English word borax and its
Borax
Technique of artisanal gold mining
The borax method is a technique of artisanal gold mining, which uses borax as a flux to purify gold concentrates. By using borax, no mercury flour is produced
Borax_method
United States mining company founded in 1890
Pacific Coast Borax Company (PCB) was a United States mining company founded in 1890 by the American borax magnate Francis Smith, the "Borax King". The roots
Pacific_Coast_Borax_Company
Former borax refinery in Death Valley, California, United States
The Harmony Borax Works is located in Death Valley at Furnace Creek Springs, then called Greenland. It is now located within Death Valley National Park
Harmony_Borax_Works
Chemical element with atomic number 5 (B)
the borate minerals. These are mined industrially as evaporites, such as borax and kernite. The largest known deposits are in Turkey, the largest producer
Boron
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
have important industrial and household applications; the best known being borax, (Na+)2[B4O5(OH)4]2−·8H2O = Na2B4H20O17. The ternary phase diagram of the
Sodium_borate
Weak acid with formula H3BO3
Orthoboric acid was first prepared by Wilhelm Homberg (1652–1715) from borax, by the action of mineral acids, and was given the name sal sedativum Hombergi
Boric_acid
Boron-oxygen anion or functional group
B4O2−7; or any salt of such anions, such as sodium metaborate, Na+[BO2]− and borax (Na+)2[B4O7]2−. The name also refers to esters of such anions, such as trimethyl
Borate
American Western anthology series (1952–1970)
history." The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company, makers of 20 Mule Team Borax and Boraxo, and hosted by Stanley Andrews ("The Old Ranger")
Death_Valley_Days
Chemical compound
later (borax) precipitates as a white powder. 8 BO−2 → 2 B4O2−7 + O2 + 4 e− Sodium metaborate can be converted to sodium borohydride by several methods, including
Sodium_metaborate
Mercury mine in California
contained borax, the search led John Allen Veatch to nearby Borax Lake where the California Borax Company established the first commercial borax mining operation
Sulphur_Bank_Mine
Species of plant in the mint family
sensitive to boron, and can be killed by applying borax (sodium tetraborate) in solution. However, borax is toxic to ants and to animals at only slightly
Glechoma_hederacea
Meat paste, usually made from fish
lack the needed type of heat-curing myosin and are not used for surimi. Borax was once widely used in Asian fish balls to make the texture bouncier and
Surimi
Process of removing a mark or spot
commercial solutions used to remove scale from automobile radiators. See also Borax or Boric Acid, Vinegar ( or acetic acid ) which can also help bring out
Stain_removal
Bonds linking one polymer chain to another
bridge between alginate chains. Polyvinyl alcohol gels upon the addition of borax through hydrogen bonding between boric acid and the polymer's alcohol groups
Cross-link
Fracturing bedrock by pressurized liquid
These are guar-based fluids cross-linked with boron ions (from aqueous borax/boric acid solution). These gels have higher viscosity at pH 9 onwards and
Fracking
Brand of charcoal briquette
Fuel for heating Limestone - Uniform visual ashing Starch - Binding agent Borax - Release from press molds Sawdust - Accelerate ignition The raw materials
Kingsford_(charcoal)
Preservation techniques
Another trend is silica gel. Its initial cost is greater than that of borax-sand or borax-cornmeal combinations, but silica gel can be used over and over for
Flower_preservation
List Wikipedia article
called "borax" when they were used as fluxing agents, and borax at that time was often called tincar | atincar, and "Arabian borax", as well as "borax" – Martin
List of English words of Arabic origin (A–B)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(A–B)
Chemical used in metallurgy for cleaning or purifying molten metal
the earliest known fluxes were sodium carbonate, potash, charcoal, coke, borax, lime, lead sulfide and certain minerals containing phosphorus. Iron ore
Flux_(metallurgy)
Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
nuclear power reactors safer and longer lasting. The Boiling Water Reactors (BORAX) experiments were five reactors built between 1953 and 1964 by Argonne National
Idaho_National_Laboratory
French chemist (1795–1871)
imported from the East Indies exclusively by the Dutch. Payen's new method of synthesizing borax allowed him to sell the mineral at one third the going price
Anselme_Payen
Hairstyle featuring artificial curls
commercially by the manufacturers of the machine. Two common ingredients were borax and ammonia, which are mildly alkaline (having a high pH) but are relatively
Perm_(hairstyle)
American businessman and conservationist (1867–1930)
the National Park Service. As president and owner of Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company he became a millionaire. Along with journalist Robert Sterling Yard
Stephen_Mather
Chemical compound
soap, and paper . It is used in the manufacture of sodium compounds like borax (sodium borate). Sodium carbonate serves as a flux for silica (SiO2, melting
Sodium_carbonate
Family of related stains for examination of blood
methylene blue solution, which Malachowsky accomplished by the addition of borax to the staining mixture. Malachowsky is reported to have demonstrated the
Romanowsky_stain
Form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery
contact with each other, and with the ground, by means of flux such as borax, by the help of the blowpipe. When granulated motifs are desired, small
Filigree
Stuffing and mounting dead animals for display
the underside of the hide. The underside of the hide is then rubbed with borax or cedar dust to help it dry faster. The animal is then stuffed with cotton
Taxidermy
2001 novel by Glen David Gold
BMW founder Max Friz, the Marx Brothers, business magnate Francis Marion "Borax" Smith, the inventor of electronic television Philo Farnsworth, and San
Carter_Beats_the_Devil
Simulated non-water snow
materials. In the early 1900s, decorative snow was sometimes made from borax flakes and even ammonia. Before the dangers of asbestos were known, the
Fake_snow
Oxidation on copper alloys
firestain when applied to metals before heating. Flux is usually made out of borax but other chemical compounds also have applications as fluxes. Techniques
Firescale
Horse disease
treated by applying borax or bleach solution to the affected area of the hoof, but this is not often successful. A recommended method of treatment is to
White_line_disease
Archaeological site that defines a culture
culture), United States Borax Lake Site, for two of the earliest cultural traditions in California: the Post Pattern and Borax Lake Pattern. New Caledonia
Type_site
Dry lake in the Owens Valley, California
American Inc./Owens Lake Soda Ash Company (OLSAC)/Rio Tinto Borax, 1962–present. Rio Tinto Borax has mineral lease renewals through 2048. Owens Lake and the
Owens_Lake
Lightweight black carbon residue
may also include brown coal (heat source), mineral carbon (heat source), borax, sodium nitrate (ignition aid), limestone (ash-whitening agent), raw sawdust
Charcoal
Thermal tool that cuts dense heavy materials
annulus between the two pipes was filled with a flux (sodium carbonate borax and sodium chloride in equal proportions) and oxygen was supplied through
Thermal_lance
Method of joining metal pieces
when the two pieces are beaten together. A simple flux can be made from borax, sometimes with the addition of powdered iron-filings. The oldest flux used
Forge_welding
Category in US patent law
subjected to a process, as when the rind of an orange is impregnated with borax to prevent decay, is not an article of manufacture. Thus, in American Fruit
Article_of_manufacture
Emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
solutions that contain chemicals that absorb neutrons, such as common household borax, sodium polyborate, boric acid, or gadolinium nitrate, causing a decrease
Scram
Chemical compound
buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA. It is also used in the borax fusion method to vitrify mineral powder specimens for analysis by WDXRF spectroscopy
Lithium_borate
Ion
Kebler (1894): "On the interaction of borax, carbonates and polyhydric alcohols; also on the composition of borax". Journal of the Franklin Institute,
Tetrahydroxyborate
kill angels with brute force alone. Leviathans' weaknesses include magic, borax, and decapitation, though none of these are lethal. One way for a Leviathan
List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters
List_of_Supernatural_and_The_Winchesters_characters
English chemist & alchemist (1757–1783)
in Guildford. He claimed that he could produce precious metals by mixing borax, nitre, and a red or white powder of his own devising (which he called the
James_Price_(chemist)
Device used to regulate the power of a nuclear reactor
aqueous solutions of fissile metals. In several such accidents, either borax (sodium borate) or a cadmium compound has been added to the system. The
Control_rod
Nuclear reactor where water boils in core
National Laboratory, proposed and oversaw a series of experiments: the BORAX experiments—to see if a boiling water reactor would be feasible for use
Boiling_water_reactor
Halide mineral
of precious metals, potassium carbonate is added to gold and silver in a borax-coated crucible to purify iron or steel filings that may have contaminated
Salammoniac
Craftsperson who makes objects from silver or gold
ball-pein hammer anvils stakes swage blocks riveting silver hard-solder flux borax boric acid torch or blow-pipe pickle (dilute sulphuric acid or organic acids
Silversmith
Method of visualizing the relationship between elements
disease. "Functions of Boron in Plant Nutrition" (PDF). www.borax.com/agriculture. U.S. Borax Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Blevins
Period_(periodic_table)
Turkish mining and chemical company
Oxide (Granular and Powder) Etibor-48 (Disodium Tetraborate Pentahydrate) Borax Deca (Disodium Tetraborate Decahydrate) Etibor-68 (Disodium Tetraborate
Eti_Maden
Chemical compound
most commonly encountered in the form of glow sticks. The reaction with borax leads to sodium perborate, a bleach used in laundry detergents: Na2B4O7
Hydrogen_peroxide
String instruments built by the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio
violin makers applied varnishes to their instruments. Potassium borate (borax) may have been used to protect against woodworm. Sodium and potassium silicate
Stradivarius
Psychoactive drug, often called ecstasy
isosafrole. One method is to isomerize safrole to isosafrole in the presence of a strong base, and then oxidize isosafrole to MDP2P. Another method uses the
MDMA
Indonesian Environmental NGO
credited with developing a method for bamboo treatment known as vertical soak diffusion method, where a solution of borax, boric acid and water is poured
Environmental Bamboo Foundation
Environmental_Bamboo_Foundation
Covering an object with a layer of gold
following substances: red ochre, verdigris, copper scales, alum, vitriol, and borax. By this operation the color of the gilding is heightened, as a result of
Gilding
Genus of ants (Camponotus spp.)
and abdomen (petiole). Control involves application of insecticides (e.g. borax) in various forms including dusts and liquids. The dusts are injected directly
Carpenter_ant
Photographic printing process that produces a blue print
ways of decreasing the intensity of the blue. Sodium carbonate, ammonia, borax, Dektol photographic developer, and other chemicals can be used to do this
Cyanotype
Noodles in Chinese cuisine
cross-linker borax to whiten noodles and improve their texture is also quite common in East Asia. In general, the Chinese noodles cooking method involves
Chinese_noodles
Process of extracting gold from ore
The slag layer is often diluted with a flux like borax to facilitate the separation. Alternative methods exist for parting gold. Silver can be dissolved
Gold_extraction
Period of high failure rate of capacitors
researchers then searched for compounds of this type. Although the analysis methods were very sensitive in detecting such pressure-relieving compounds, no
Capacitor_plague
Historical medical device
vaginal syringes including alum, chloride of zinc, baking soda, vinegar, borax, white oak bark, carbolic acid and other chemical combinations. Some chemicals
Vaginal_syringe
Chemical compound
at several gigapascals (9.5 GPa). Boron trioxide is produced by treating borax with sulfuric acid in a fusion furnace. At temperatures above 750 °C, the
Boron_trioxide
Metal treatment process
containing varying concentrations of sodium silicate, sodium hydroxide, borax, sodium nitrite, and nickel sulfate. The most common anodizing processes
Anodizing
Chemical element with atomic number 11 (Na)
di- and tri-sodium phosphates, sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3·5H2O), and borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O). In compounds, sodium is usually ionically bonded to water
Sodium
1954 U.S. thermonuclear weapon test in the Marshall Islands
Plant on 27 June. The United States would achieve this briefly with the BORAX-III reactor in 1955 and permanently with the Shippingport Atomic Power Station
Castle_Bravo
Glucose polymer used as energy store in plants
mostly based on unmodified native starches, plus some additive such as borax and caustic soda. Part of the starch is gelatinized to carry the slurry
Starch
American chemical engineer (1889–1950)
The design allowed recovery of sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and borax as by-products. To stabilize the ponds against seismic damage, Freed created
Edgar_Stanley_Freed
Vegetable gum from the guar bean, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
galactose branch points. Unlike locust bean gum, it is not self-gelling. Either borax or calcium can cross-link guar gum, causing it to gel. In water, it is nonionic
Guar_gum
Ghost town
Mule teams were the more usual method of transporting the salt. F.M. Smith began serious scraping and processing of the borax and salt deposits starting in
Marietta,_Nevada
Utilization of bamboo for construction
appropriate chemical to treat bamboo is boron, normally either a mixture of borax and boric acid, but it also comes in one compound (di-sodium tetraborate
Bamboo_construction
Chemical element with atomic number 78 (Pt)
note of platinum's extremely high melting point and refractoriness toward borax.[clarification needed] Other chemists across Europe soon began studying
Platinum
Nutrient-rich liquid produced by mammals
milk and lime, generally with pigments added for color. In other recipes, borax is mixed with milk's casein protein in order to activate the casein and
Milk
Point at which water emerges from an aquifer to the surface
to alleviate the symptoms of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Borax springs Gypsum springs Saline springs Iron springs (chalybeate spring) Radium
Spring_(hydrology)
Species of insect producing the crimson dye carmine
color is ensured by the absence of iron. Stannous chloride, citric acid, borax, or gelatin may be added to regulate the formation of the precipitate. For
Cochineal
Chemical element with atomic number 92 (U)
world to have all its electricity come from nuclear power generated by BORAX-III, another reactor designed and operated by Argonne National Laboratory)
Uranium
Pigment, aluminium salt of carminic acid
color is ensured by the absence of iron. Stannous chloride, citric acid, borax, or gelatin may be added to modify the precipitation. The traditional crimson
Carmine
Chemical compound
it is produced from inorganic borates, including borosilicate glass and borax (Na2B4O7): Na2B4O7 + 16 Na + 8 H2 + 7 SiO2 → 4 NaBH4 + 7 Na2SiO3 Magnesium
Sodium_borohydride
Nuclear reactor that killed 3 in 1961
lifetime per core loading A classified 1956 preliminary design study, using BORAX-III as a basis, calculated the total construction cost for the prototype
SL-1
Mineral form of Copper(II) Sulfate Pentahydrate, also called Blue Vitriol. Borax – Sodium Borate; was also used to refer to other related minerals. Cadmia/Tuttia/Tutty
List_of_alchemical_substances
1991 book by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin
synthesis published in PiHKAL remains one of the most common clandestine methods of its manufacture to this day. Many countries have banned the major substances
PiHKAL
Chemical element with atomic number 77 (Ir)
extremely high melting point and refractory metal-like behaviour toward borax. Other chemists across Europe soon began studying platinum, including Andreas
Iridium
American physician and Food and Drugs Commissioner (1844–1930)
was borax which tightened old meat which was starting to decompose. The borax was fed to the men in meat and dairy products. Some were given borax and
Harvey_Washington_Wiley
Variety of corundum, mineral, gemstone
rubies mined from Greenland were heavily fractured and had to be heated with Borax powder. The rubies in Greenland are said to be among the oldest in the world
Ruby
Style of hair, usually on the human scalp
reign of the red-haired Elizabeth I, and women and aristocratic men used borax, saltpeter, saffron and sulfur powder to dye their hair red, making themselves
Hairstyle
Subspecies of fish
removed whenever they are encountered during surveys of the spring. Another method of conserving this pupfish involves captive breeding in artificial tanks
Shoshone_pupfish
Substance that can absorb large quantities of neutrons in a reactor core
directly into the reactor coolant. Various aqueous solutions, including borax[citation needed], sodium polyborate, and gadolinium nitrate, are used. "Nuclear
Neutron_poison
Sustained nuclear fission achieved solely by prompt neutron emission
prompt critical reactor plant. CRAC, KEWB, SPERT-I, Godiva device, and BORAX experiments contributed to this research. Many accidents have also occurred
Prompt_criticality
Metal-joining technique
inert or reducing atmosphere environment (i.e. Nitrogen), a flux such as borax is required to prevent oxides from forming while the metal is heated. The
Brazing
Airtight seal which joins glass and metal surfaces
solution of borax and heated to bright red heat in the oxidizing part of a gas flame. Possibly followed by quenching in water and drying. Another method is to
Glass-to-metal_seal
Amusement park in Buena Park, California
Christ" exhibit (the farm's first attraction); Print Shop; "Old Betsey" borax engine brought from the desert just beyond Trona, California. 1942: Covered
Knott's_Berry_Farm
Study of the chemical elements and compounds necessary for normal plant life
conditions are generally limited to arid regions or can be caused by underground borax deposits in contact with water or volcanic gases dissolved in percolating
Plant_nutrition
Chemical element with atomic number 27 (Co)
water. Addition of chloride gives the intensely blue [CoCl 4]2− . In a borax bead flame test, cobalt shows deep blue in both oxidizing and reducing flames
Cobalt
Severe events involving radioactive materials
core damages have occurred at: NRX (military), Ontario, Canada, in 1952 BORAX-I (experimental), Idaho, United States, in 1954 EBR-I, Idaho, United States
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
forgotten. French chemist André Duboin discovered that heating a mixture of borax, alumina, and smaller quantities of dichromate and silica in a crucible
History_of_aluminium
Compressed block of biomass used for fueling a fire
(fuel) Anthracite coal (fuel) Limestone (ash colourant) Starch (binder) Borax (release agent) Sodium nitrate (accelerant) Sawdust Wax (some brands: binder
Briquette
Tableware plated with a precious metal
base metal (generally copper) ingots by heating them in a furnace with borax. The ingots were then rolled down to a sheet, and from these sheets silver-plated
Plated_ware
Plastic made from casein
formaldehyde and using instead various stabilizing and preserving agents such as borax, various alkali salts and even lead based chemicals which revealed to be
Galalith
18th-century grimoire
include turning lead into gold, creating faux currency with tin, utilizing borax to melt gold and the process of creating imitation pearls. Voltaire mentions
Petit_Albert
Species of beetle
copper-chrome-arsenic composition, 5-6% copper-potassium dichromate-borax solution (CCB), and 2-3% borax all represent efficient options for post-harvest pest control
Dinoderus_minutus
Silvercraft of the Jews of Yemen
basic elements of design for most jewellery pieces. A substance similar to borax (known as tinkār in the Yemenite dialect of Arabic – and otherwise known
Yemenite_silversmithing
French pharmacist and inventor
developed methods for industry and went into business for himself. His contributions to technical chemistry included a method of refining borax, the introduction
Jean-Nicolas_Gannal
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The lightning. Al Borak was the legenday magical horse that bore Muhammad from earth to the...
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English : topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + strete ‘road’.Translation of Dutch Langestraet, cognate with 1.The confederate general James Longstreet (1821–1904), was born in SC, came from an old Dutch family in New Netherland with the name Langestraet; he was the nephew of Augustus B. Longstreet, a Methodist clergyman born in Augusta, GA, in 1790.
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The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hebrew Debowrah, DÉBORA means "bee."
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Latin Hungarian
Stranger.
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Tamil
Method, Wealth, Protection, Conduct, Auspiciousness, Memory, Well being
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Snow; Excellent; Brave; Hurricane; Foreign; Strange
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English (Essex and Kent)
English (Essex and Kent) : possibly a variant of the habitational name Barham.
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Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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Arabic
The Lightning; Al Borak was the Legendary Magical Horse that Bore Muhammad from Earth to the Seventh Heaven
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The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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Czechoslovakian
, stranger.
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Tamil
Method, Wealth, Protection, Conduct, Auspiciousness, Memory, Well being
Male
Turkish
Turkish name BORA means "hurricane."
Girl/Female
Hungarian, Indian, Sanskrit, Swahili
Snow; Excellent; Brave; Foreign; Stranger; Strange
Male
Greek
(Μεθόδιος) Greek name derived from methodos, METHODIOS means "method."
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Great
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Servant, Devotee, Slave
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Happy; Rejoicing
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Danish
, the terrible, the awful.
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American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Italian, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu
Combination of Maria and Luisa; Form of Maris; Star of the Sea; Wise Protector; Protecting Hands; Worthy; Respectable; Mother of Daksa
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Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Yehudah, YEHUDA means "praised."
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Vishvesh | விஷà¯à®µà¯‡à®·
Lord of the world
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Guard
Biblical
red; scarlet
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Bengali, Indian
Starting Monsoon; Birth Place of Goddess Radha
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n.
A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax bead; the iron bead, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Methodize
a.
Of or pertaining to methodology.
a.
Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are homoemorphous, but heteromerous.
v. t.
To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag.
n.
A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda.
n.
One who methodizes.
n.
A large blood-sucking leech (Haemopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.
imp. & p. p.
of Methodize
n.
The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.
n.
Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax.
n.
A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.
n.
A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic weight 10.9. Symbol B.
n.
A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.
a.
Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.
a.
Pertaining to, or produced from, borax; containing boron; boric; as, boracic acid.
n.
Any substance or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax, lime, fluorite.
n.
A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
a.
Pertaining to derived from, or designating, an acid, H2B4O7 (called also tetraboric acid), which is the acid ingredient of ordinary borax, and is obtained by heating boric acid.
v. t.
To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to methodize one's work or thoughts.