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boracic lint

boracic lint noun: a former surgical dressing made from lint soaked in a solution of boric acid and glycerine.

Noun

boracic lint (uncountable)

  1. A former surgical dressing made from lint soaked in a solution of boric acid and glycerine
  2. (Cockney, slang) skint

Questions about boracic lint

What does boracic lint mean?
Boracic lint means a former surgical dressing made from lint soaked in a solution of boric acid and glycerine.
What part of speech is boracic lint?
Boracic lint is a noun.

Words near boracic lint in the dictionary

  1. boraces
  2. borachio
  3. borachios
  4. boracic
  5. boracic acid
  6. boracic lint
  7. boraciferous
  8. boracite
  9. boracites
  10. boracium
  11. boracous

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