Bore

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Bore

Type

bound base

Denotation

naturally occuring white, powdering mineral composed of boron, sodium, oxygen, and water

Etymology

Middle English boras; Anglo-Norman boreis; Medieval Latin borax; Arabic bawraq; Middle Persian bōrag

Evidence

boraces, borax, boraxed, boraxes, boraxing, unboraxed

See Also

Borace, Bore

Homographs

Bor(e) [Bore, Bor], Bore, Bore, Bore