borate

noun

bo·​rate ˈbȯr-ˌāt 

: a salt or ester of a boric acid

Examples of borate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such basins are common across the Balkans, with many containing borates and oil shales, but only Jadar has jadarite. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025

It’s also called sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, but borax is the common household name—and, frankly, rolls off the tongue more easily. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024

This natural compound mined from salt plains and mountains out West is also known as sodium borate, disodium tetraborate, or sodium tetraborate. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

The team has created a single-crystalline 3D borate covalent organic framework that works as a solid-state electrolyte, improving both safety and performance. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for borate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate
• castrate

Kids Definition

borate

noun

bo·​rate ˈbō(ə)r-ˌāt 

ˈbȯ(ə)r-

: a chemical compound formed by the reaction of boric acid with another substance

Medical Definition

borate

noun

bo·​rate ˈbō(ə)r-ˌāt, ˈbȯ(ə)r- 

: a salt or ester of a boric acid