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Definition of "borates" []

  • Plural form of borate. (noun)

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Use "borates" in a sentence
  • "They are without phosphates, borates, nitrates, and other earth pollutants."
  • "Some industrial minerals are used as sources of important chemicals (e.g. halite for sodium chloride and borax for borates)."
  • "These minerals form when boron-bearing waters percolate into inland desert lakes and evaporate, leaving layers of borates, chlorides, and sulfates."