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Definition of tetraboric

Tetraboric
Tetraboric Tet`ra*bor"ic, a. [Tetra- + boric.] (Chem.) Same as Pyroboric.
tetraboric
Pyroboric Pyr`o*bo"ric, a. [Pyro- + boric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to derived from, or designating, an acid, H2B4O7 (called also tetraboric acid), which is the acid ingredient of ordinary borax, and is obtained by heating boric acid.

Meaning of tetraboric from wikipedia

- Tetraboric acid or pyroboric acid is a chemical compound with empirical formula H2B4O7. It is a colourless water-soluble solid formed by the dehydration...
- generically for any oxoacid of boron, such as metaboric acid HBO2 and tetraboric acid H2B4O7. Orthoboric acid was first prepared by Wilhelm Homberg (1652–1715)...
- orthoboric acid, B(OH)3 metaboric acid, an acid containing boron, HBO2 tetraboric acid or pyroboric acid, an acid containing boron, H2B4O7 boric oxide,...
- 140 °C. When heated above about 170 °C, metaboric acid dehydrates, forming tetraboric acid, also called pyroboric acid (H2B4O7): 4 HBO2 → H2B4O7 + H2O Metaborates...