boro- Chem.
(ˈbɔərəʊ)
Combining form of boron, as in boroˈfluoride, a compound of fluoride of boron with a metallic fluoride; boroˈtungstate, a salt formed by the combination of boric and tungstic acids with the same base; boroˈglyceride, a compound of boric acid with glycerine, used as an antiseptic; also in Min., boroˈcalcite, native borate of calcium.
| 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 153 Boron forms a borofluoride. 1882 Athenæum 8 April 448/2 Prof. Barff described his new antiseptic compound boro-glycerid (C3H5Bo3). 1881 Nature XXIII. 236 Borotungstate of sodium. |