boracic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of boracic
Example Sentences
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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
The pain seemed similar to that which he had felt in his leg, which had been relieved by the application of the boracic fomentation.
From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by Hume-Griffith, A.
The boracic powder to be added to the water first, and the Goulard after, and the whole on no account to be used otherwise than nicely warm, or it will cause pain.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
Borax and boracic acid are important constituents of leadless glazes.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
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