Recent Examples on the WebWhat Is Borax? Borax—also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate—is a white powdery substance that's used as a household cleaner or laundry detergent booster.—Julia Landwehr, Health, 3 Aug. 2023 The malleable compound contains borate, a substance that seemed to protect organic compounds like ribose from going the way of caramelized sugar.—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2014 But if oceans covered the Earth during its early history, borate and molybdate would have been too diluted to help make RNA.—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2014 Borax powder, otherwise known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is typically used a household cleaner or a laundry detergent booster.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 July 2022 These include calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin D, several B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin K, potassium, iodine, selenium, borate, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, beta-carotene, and iron.—Allure, 25 Apr. 2022 Boron is a plant micronutrient, and plant roots can only recognize and take up the borate molecular form.—oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2022 Boron in cardboard is in the fairly soluble borate form.—oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2022 Otherwise known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, this combo of boron, sodium, and oxygen typically serves as a household cleaner or a laundry detergent booster.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
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