borated

1. 1.

   mixed or impregnated with borax

Questions about borated

What does borated mean?

borated means "mixed or impregnated with borax".

How many syllables are in borated?

borated has 3 syllables and divides as bo-ra-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is borated a common word?

borated is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.