'Boric acid' definitions:
Definition of 'boric acid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative [syn: boric acid, orthoboric acid]
noun
Any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: boric acid, boracic acid]
Definition of 'Boric acid'
From: GCIDE
- Boric \Bo"ric\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron. [1913 Webster]
- Boric acid, a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany. [1913 Webster]