More examples. 1  The police have called off the search for the missing child until dawn tomorrow. 2  The missing letter eventually turned up inside a book. 3  A search party was sent out to look for the missing climbers. 4  All of the ship's crew are missing, believed dead. 5  This jigsaw puzzle has two pieces missing.
A highly concentrated source of boric oxide for glazes. Anhydrous borax is made by burning or fusing hydrated borax. It thus contains little or no water of crystallization (conversation ratio of .53 compared to hydrated decahydrate borax) and does not rehydrate under normal storage conditions. Anhydrous borax is water soluble, but considerably less so than raw borax (in aqueous solution it can provide slow release of boron).
Borax is natural, but that does not mean it is automatically safer for you or for 'the environment' than man-made chemicals. Although plants need boron, too much of it will kill them, so borax can be used as an herbicide. Borax may also be used as an insecticide to kill roaches, ants, and fleas.In fact, it is also toxic to people. Signs of chronic toxic exposure include red and peeling skin, seizures, and kidney failure. The estimated lethal dose (ingested) for adults is 15-20 grams; less than 5 grams can kill a child or pet.orax (also known as sodium borate decahydrate; sodium pyroborate; birax; sodium tetraborate decahydrate; sodium biborate) is a natural mineral compound (Na 2 B 4 O 7 â¢ 10H 2 O).