Sodium-perborate
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
sodium perborate
noun
1.
a white odourless crystalline compound used as an antiseptic and deodorant. Formula: NaBO3.4H2O
sodium perborate sodium per·bo·rate (pər-bôr’āt’)
n.
A white odorless crystalline compound used as a mild alkaline oxidizing agent in dentifrices and as a topical antiseptic and deodorant.
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