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boric acids

boric acids is the plural of boric acid.

Meaning of boric acid

Noun

boric acid (plural boric acids)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    Acidum Boricum
  2. A hydrate of boric oxide, specifically any of the three acids orthoboric acid, metaboric acid, or pyroboric acid.
    Synonyms:
    boracic acid, E284, orthoboric acid

Questions about boric acids

What is boric acids the plural of?
Boric acids is the plural of boric acid.

Words near boric acids in the dictionary

  1. Boria
  2. borian
  3. Borias
  4. boric
  5. boric acid
  6. boric acids
  7. boric oxide
  8. borickite
  9. borickites
  10. boricua
  11. boricuas

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