"boric acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boric acids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boric acid (plural boric acids)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) H₃BO₃; B(OH)₃; a white crystalline solid, soluble in hot water to form a weak acid. Used as a mild antiseptic, flame retardant, insecticide, and in the manufacture of borax and other borate salts. Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds, Boron Synonyms (White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid): Acidum Boricum Translations (White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid): àcid bòric [masculine] (Catalan), 硼酸 (péngsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), borsyre [common-gender] (Danish), borata acido (Esperanto), borsýra [feminine] (Faroese), boorihappo (Finnish), acide borique [masculine] (French), Borsäure [feminine] (German), acido borico [masculine] (Italian), 硼酸 (hōsan) (alt: ほうさん) (Japanese), 붕산 (bungsan) (Korean), borsyre [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), borsyre [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kwas borowy [masculine] (Polish), ácido bórico [masculine] (Portuguese), acid boric [masculine] (Romanian), бо́рная кислота́ (bórnaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), ácido bórico [masculine] (Spanish), borsyra [common-gender] (Swedish), asit borik (Turkish), borik asit (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-boric_acid-en-noun-zND8s7Hn Disambiguation of Boron: 51 49 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid': 86 14 Disambiguation of 'White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid': 86 14
  2. (inorganic chemistry) A hydrate of boric oxide, specifically any of the three acids orthoboric acid, metaboric acid, or pyroboric acid. Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds, Boron Synonyms: boracic acid, E284, orthoboric acid
    Sense id: en-boric_acid-en-noun-BroSHXhz Disambiguation of Boron: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 63 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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