boric : Idioms & Phrases

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Boric acid

  • noun a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
    orthoboric acid.
  • noun any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
    boracic acid.
WordNet
  • a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.
Webster 1913