Boric acid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

boric acid
    n 1: a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in
         water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and
         paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in
         welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
         [syn: {boric acid}, {orthoboric acid}]
    2: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: {boric
       acid}, {boracic acid}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boric \Bo"ric\, a. (Chem.)
   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.
      [1913 Webster]