boric

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: bo=ric

CIDE DICTIONARY

boric, a. 

 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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

boric, adj. of or containing boron.

Idiom

boric acid an acid derived from borax, used as a mild antiseptic and in the manufacture of heat-resistant glass and enamels.