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borax

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "borax" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
5 characters
English (US)
2syllables

borax

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

borax is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, borax is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofborax

1noun
  • A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.
  • The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.
  • (sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design.
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