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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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]

2. any of various acids containing boron and oxygen;
[syn: boric acid, boracic acid]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

boric acid n 1: 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] 2: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: boric acid, boracic acid]