Index of English words, starting with "bo"

(1) - Borate (n.) A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.

(1) - Borax (n.) A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.

(1) - Bordeaux (n.) A claret wine from Bordeaux.
(2) - Bordeaux (a.) Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France.

(1) - Bordello (n.) A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution.