boroglyceride

[ bawr-uh-glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id, bohr- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.

Origin of boroglyceride

1
First recorded in 1880–85; boro- + glyceride

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