boric, a. Chem.
(ˈbɔərɪk)
[f. bor-on + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to boron; containing boron in chemical combination, as boric chloride (BCl3), boric oxide (B2O3); boric acid, formerly called, because prepared from borax, boracic acid (H3BO3).
| 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 152 Boracic or Boric Acid. 1873 Watts Fownes' Chem. 216 The vapour of boric chloride. |