boral

[ bawr-al, -uhl, bohr- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boral¹

bor(ate) + al(uminum)

Example Sentences

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.

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