borax bead
noun Chemistry.
a bead of fused borax, used in chemical analysis for the identification of certain metal oxides.
Words nearby borax bead
boral,
borane,
borasca,
borate,
borax,
borax bead,
borax pentahydrate,
borazine,
borazon,
borborygmus,
bordeaux
Example sentences from the Web for borax bead
The borax-bead is colourless in the oxidising, and dark-brown in the reducing, flame.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerUranium colours the borax-bead yellowish-green in the oxidising, and green in the reducing, flame.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer