borax的词源

英文词源

borax (n.)

late 14c., from Anglo-French boras, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic buraq, applied by the Arabs to various substances used as fluxes, probably from Persian burah. Originally obtained in Europe from the bed of salt lakes in Tibet.

中文词源

borax：硼砂

来自阿拉伯语，字面意思是发光，形容硼砂的白色盐块状外观。

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