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boracic

American  
[buh-ras-ik, baw-, boh-] / bəˈræs ɪk, bɔ-, boʊ- /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. boric.


boracic British  
/ bəˈræsɪk /

adjective

  1. another word for boric

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boracic

1795–1805; borac- (stem of borax 1 ) + -ic

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Small amounts of boracic acid can cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea, but worse, it was what borax concealed that was particularly dangerous.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2013

He fed them on advertised foods that contained boracic acid, sulfates, benzoates, formaldehyde; he watched their cheeks grow lean, their temples hollow, their skins turn the color of whey.

From Time Magazine Archive

Boron, bō′ron, n. a simple non-metallic element present in borax and boracic acid, obtained in crystals which resemble diamonds.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Goulard's extract of lead, 1 tablespoonful; powdered boracic acid, ½ dr.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie

Providentially we had with us a small tin of boracic ointment with which we plastered these sore places every daily halt.

From 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison by Caunter, John Alan Lyde

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