Dictionary.com

boric

[ bawr-ik, bohr- ]
/ ˈbɔr ɪk, ˈboʊr- /

adjective Chemistry.

of or containing boron; boracic.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of boric

First recorded in 1860–65; bor- + -ic

Words nearby boric

Borghild, Borgia, Borgia, Cesare, Borgia, Lucrezia, Borglum, boric, boric acid, boric oxide, boricua, boride, boring
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for boric

British Dictionary definitions for boric

boric
/ (ˈbɔːrɪk) /

adjective

of or containing boronAlso: boracic
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