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bo·rate

(bôr′āt′)

1. A salt, ester, or anion of boric acid.

2. Any of a family of boron-oxygen compounds or ions.

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borate

(Elements & Compounds) a salt or ester of boric acid. Salts of boric acid consist of BO3 and BO4 units linked together

(Chemistry) (tr) to treat with borax, boric acid, or borate

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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]

bo·rate

(bôr′āt′)

A chemical compound containing the group BO₃.

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borate

Past participle: borated
Gerund: borating

Imperative
borate
borate

Present
I borate
you borate
he/she/it borates
we borate
you borate
they borate

Preterite
I borated
you borated
he/she/it borated
we borated
you borated
they borated

Present Continuous
I am borating
you are borating
he/she/it is borating
we are borating
you are borating
they are borating

Present Perfect
I have borated
you have borated
he/she/it has borated
we have borated
you have borated
they have borated

Past Continuous
I was borating
you were borating
he/she/it was borating
we were borating
you were borating
they were borating

Past Perfect
I had borated
you had borated
he/she/it had borated
we had borated
you had borated
they had borated

Future
I will borate
you will borate
he/she/it will borate
we will borate
you will borate
they will borate

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would borate
you would borate
he/she/it would borate
we would borate
you would borate
they would borate

Past Conditional
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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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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