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bo·rate
(bôr′āt′)n.
1. A salt, ester, or anion of boric acid.
2. Any of a family of boron-oxygen compounds or ions.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
borate
n
(Elements & Compounds) a salt or ester of boric acid. Salts of boric acid consist of BO3 and BO4 units linked together
vb
(Chemistry) (tr) to treat with borax, boric acid, or borate
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bo•rate
(n. ˈbɔr eɪt, -ɪt, ˈboʊr-; v. ˈbɔr eɪt, ˈboʊr-)n., v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. n.
1. a salt or ester of boric acid.
v.t. 2. to treat with borate, boric acid, or borax.
[1810–20]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
bo·rate
(bôr′āt′) A chemical compound containing the group BO3.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
borate
Past participle: borated
Gerund: borating
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| I borate |
| you borate |
| he/she/it borates |
| we borate |
| you borate |
| they borate |
| Preterite |
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| I borated |
| you borated |
| he/she/it borated |
| we borated |
| you borated |
| they borated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am borating |
| you are borating |
| he/she/it is borating |
| we are borating |
| you are borating |
| they are borating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have borated |
| you have borated |
| he/she/it has borated |
| we have borated |
| you have borated |
| they have borated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was borating |
| you were borating |
| he/she/it was borating |
| we were borating |
| you were borating |
| they were borating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had borated |
| you had borated |
| he/she/it had borated |
| we had borated |
| you had borated |
| they had borated |
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| I will borate |
| you will borate |
| he/she/it will borate |
| we will borate |
| you will borate |
| they will borate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have borated |
| you will have borated |
| he/she/it will have borated |
| we will have borated |
| you will have borated |
| they will have borated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be borating |
| you will be borating |
| he/she/it will be borating |
| we will be borating |
| you will be borating |
| they will be borating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been borating |
| you have been borating |
| he/she/it has been borating |
| we have been borating |
| you have been borating |
| they have been borating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been borating |
| you will have been borating |
| he/she/it will have been borating |
| we will have been borating |
| you will have been borating |
| they will have been borating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been borating |
| you had been borating |
| he/she/it had been borating |
| we had been borating |
| you had been borating |
| they had been borating |
| Conditional |
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| I would borate |
| you would borate |
| he/she/it would borate |
| we would borate |
| you would borate |
| they would borate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have borated |
| you would have borated |
| he/she/it would have borated |
| we would have borated |
| you would have borated |
| they would have borated |
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Noun 1. borate - a salt or ester of boric acid
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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