1. Plural of borax; a white crystalline mineral compound of boron used in cleaning products, glass manufacturing, and other industrial applications.
Usage: Standard plural form; 'borax' can also take the regular plural 'boraxes' or remain unchanged as 'borax' in some contexts.

Examples

• The factory processes several tons of boraxes annually for detergent production.
• Different grades of boraxes are used in specialized glass formulations.
• Boraxes have been mined in California's Death Valley for over a century.
• The chemist compared the purity levels of boraxes from different suppliers.
• Industrial boraxes serve as flux in metalworking and welding.