BORIC ACID


Meaning of BORIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbȯr-ik- ]

noun

Etymology: boron

Date: 1869

: a white crystalline acid B(OH) 3 obtained from its salts and used especially as a weak antiseptic and fire-retardant

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