ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BORAX
From Old French boras, from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic būraq, from Persian būrah.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BORAX»
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borax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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2012: Crossing the Bridge to the Future
The book begins in August 1987 on the slopes of Mount Shasta in Northern California as Borax witnesses the Harmonic Convergence, a spiritual and astrological event sparking a 26-year countdown to 2012, the year that marks the “end of ...
6 Table I. — Corn Yields, Borax Experiment, Rensselaer Field, 1919 1 All borax
stated as anhydrous (Na2B407). a High yield probably due to more favorable
planting time. 8 Low yield probably due to insufficient potash. In analyzing the ...
Samuel Dicken Conner, Ernest Newton Fergus, 1920
3
Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based ...
Smith, a marketing genius, realized the advertising value of the 20-mule team
and in 1891 it became the trademark of his Pacific Coast Borax Company. The 20
-mule teams became icons of the old west, appearing in advertising campaigns ...
P. W. Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow, 2002
4
Second Treatise on the Effects of
Borax and Boric Acid on ...
84 Loss of weight after food containing Borax ... ... ... ... 51 Loss of weight
attributed to the increased waste of fat in consequence of consumption of Boric
Acid ... ... ... ... ... ... 85 MacNaughton 13, 14, 17 Mattem 47, 69 Medical practice
maintains ...
5
Reconnaissance of the
borax deposits of Death valley and ...
RECONNAISSANCE OF THE BORAX DEPOSITS OF DEATH VALLEY AND
MOHAVE DESERT. By Makius R. Campbell. INTRODUCTION. The occurrence of
deposits of borax in the United States, so far as known, is limited to the States of ...
Marius Robinson Campbell, 1902
DrING exposed for more than half a mile along a Nevada hillside, this great vein
of borax ore, "40 feet wide, may be the avenue by which "Borax" Smith will make
his "comeback" into the industry he created in his youth. Geologists estimate that
...
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Third Treatise on the Effects of
Borax and Boric Acid on the ...
Being a Critical Review of the Report of Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Tr. from the German Oscar Liebreich. various contingencies, but also by still ...
8
Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other
Borax Deserts ...
'HE people engaged in the borax business seem to have been so busy, each
attending to his own particular marsh or claim, in the early days, that no attention
was given to making historical records in the matter. At least, that is the
impression I ...
John Randolph Spears, 1892
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Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
bonesct Borax Albulidae, especially Albula vulpes. boneset. Eupatorium
perfoliatum. bonetail. Boihrops atrox. bongkrek intoxication, bongkrek poisoning.
bongkrek poisoning (bongkrek intoxication; tempeh poisoning). that caused by
ingestion ...
10
Changing Scopes in Mineral Processing: Proceedings of the ...
Tuhitak-Marnmra Research Centre, Chemical Engineering Department, Gebze-
Kocaeli, Turkey ABSTRACT: In industrial scale, anhydrous borax is produced by
fusion of deca or pentahydrates at 800-1000 °C. After fusion, the glass like nidi is
...
M. Kemal, V. Arslan, M. Canbazoglu, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BORAX»
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borax is used in the context of the following news items.
Donald Trump is a boon to the Republicans
He was a rich Hollywood actor who plugged Borax on television and starred in a movie with a chimp. He said so many stupid things — to ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
BIRC5/Survivin as a target for glycolysis inhibition in high-stage …
... Munich, Germany) using dimethylpimelidate-dihydrochloride/Borax buffer. Total protein (50 μg/lane), cytoplasmic and mitochondrial fractions ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
Mall Kelapa Gading denies their food court serves food containing …
... at Mall Kelapa Gading (MKG) food court, showing that 4 food items were laced with either borax or the dye compound Rodhamine-B. «Coconuts Jakarta, Jul 15»
A Word In Edgewise: The Scholar's Ink and the Martyr's Blood
... tuna, ambergris, alkali, cotton, benzene, borax, gazelle, gerbil, and giraffe, several of which were brought to Sicily from Cairo in the 1400s. «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»
Payne Q&Auto: David Hobbs does Detroit
My mother used to put in Borax to give it some fire retardant. I'm not superstitious but I believe in the law of averages. I've been busy with TV the ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
Ford City Summerfest Begins Under Sunny Skies
... with her mother to sell her homemade flubber (a child-friendly mixture of glue and borax, a component of many detergents and cosmetics). «The Kittanning Paper, Jul 15»
Stock Rating Update on Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE:RIO)
Its products are iron ore, aluminum, copper, diamonds, coal, uranium, gold and industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide and salt). Its iron ore ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
What to do about those pesky kitchen ants
Ants are attracted to Terro; it contains Borax, which is toxic to them. They carry it home and feed it to their fellows in the nest, and everybody ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
Food with toxic chemicals found in Mall Kelapa Gading food court
They contained either borax or the dye compound Rodhamine-B. “If [these chemicals] are consumed, it could lead to liver failure and cancer,” ... «Coconuts Jakarta, Jul 15»
Ask a Master Gardener: Where to find a rain barrel from recycled …
So far, I only used the borax mixture on my ant infestation, and I must say that it works very well. I still have some ants, but they are so few that it ... «Cecil Whig, Jul 15»
