BORATED

borated

(adjective) mixed or impregnated with borax

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

borated (not comparable)

Having been treated with borate

Anagrams

• Bretado, aborted, tabored, to-bread

Source: Wiktionary


BORATE

Bo"rate, n. Etym: [From Boric.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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