borax
French, noun\bɔ.ʁaks\
borax is spelled B-O-R-A-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 88,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Borax is a French masculine noun meaning “borax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tétraborate de sodium hydraté, de formule Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O. Utilisé pour faciliter la fusion des métaux , comme…”.
What does borax mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineborax
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tétraborate de sodium hydraté, de formule Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O. Utilisé pour faciliter la fusion des métaux , comme retardateur de flamme, insecticide et fongicide. On l’a longtemps employé en médecine comme désinfectant. 2. Minéral composé de tétraborate de sodium hydraté, il cristallise dans le système monoclinique.
noun: 1. Abréviation de BOiling water ReActor eXperiment
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce borax?
- \bɔ.ʁaks\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to borax
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is borax in French?
borax appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).