boral

[ bawr-al, -uhl, bohr- ]

/ ˈbɔr æl, -əl, ˈboʊr- /

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noun Pharmacology.

a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.

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Origin of boral

bor(ate) + al(uminum)

Words nearby boral

borage family, boraginaceous, Borah, Borah Peak, borak, boral, borane, Borås, borasca, borate, borax

How to use boral in a sentence

A Boral is said to be the child of a father of any caste and a mother of one of those in which widows shave their heads.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell