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perborate

[ per-bawr-eyt, -bohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.


perborate

/ pəˈbɔːreɪt /

noun

  1. any of certain salts derived, or apparently derived, from perboric acid. Perborates are used as bleaches in washing powders See sodium perborate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perborate1

First recorded in 1880–85; per- + borate
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Example Sentences

The perborate should be added when the powder is perfectly dry or it loses its bleaching properties.

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P/E ratioperborax