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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

He soon decomposed boracic acid with the battery.

From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton

"This should be thoroughly washed, and have some boracic ointment put on it at once," said Cissy, with the quick emphasis of an expert.

From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

I employ boracic acid by preference, as in the following formula: Rx.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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