boric

[bawr-ik, bohr-]

adjective Chemistry.

of or containing boron; boracic.

Origin of boric

First recorded in 1860–65; bor- + -ic

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Examples from the Web for boric

Historical Examples of boric

By dusting the feet with boric acid the odor will disappear.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America
The boric acid material is recovered by a process of condensation.
The Economic Aspect of Geology
C. K. Leith
This kind of meat is often preserved with boric acid and borax.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants
Edwin M. Bruce
Some of them contain as high as ninety-five per cent of boric acid.
Every Step in Canning
Grace Viall Gray
Both cases, the saturation of toxin with antitoxin and ammonia with boric acid are equilibrium phenomena.
The Organism as a Whole
Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for boric

boric

adjective

of or containing boronAlso: boracic

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