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UK
/bɔːɹˈæsɪk/
]
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
boric acid
How To Use boracic In A Sentence
- Sprinkle the boracic acid powder over the injured part and bandage.
- _electrolytical_ will be understood at once: muriatic acid is electrolytical, boracic acid is not. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
- As soon as the skin shows a tendency to become scaly, apply goose grease or clean lard with a little boracic acid powder dusted in it, or better, perhaps, carbolized vaseline to relieve the itching and prevent the scales from being scattered about, and subjecting others to the contagion. Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics
- He could put up with the loss of supplies of things like iodine and calamine lotion, since there were alternatives that worked just as well, but there had been no supply of boracic acid ever since the outbreak of the war, since that particular substance had always come from the volcanic steam of Tuscany; it was the best drug he knew of for coping with infections of the bladder and foulness of the urine. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- I can't afford to pay for a taxi to St Pancras--it'll be a good 20 if not 40 quid and I am boracic.
- Only the powder is effective since the boracic acid works when it is picked up by the sticky pads on the bottom of the feet of the cockroach.
- Her mother was boracic due to her father's complete refusal to get a job so she was unable to help out any more, and Susan didn't like to keep asking Kate as it just made relations between her and her son more strained. Two women
- Runny watery eyes, conjunctivitis, matter formation and sticky lids all respond well to simple bathing in weak boracic solution three times daily.
- There is a white crystalline substance found native in volcanic districts called boracic acid. Elements of Chemical Philosophy: Part 1, Vol.1
- The others such as boracic acid, borax and soda are often used for sweetening the brine and to keep it from spoiling but are not absolutely essential. Every Step in Canning