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borofax

borofax noun: an ointment containing boric acid, applied to the skin as an antiseptic.

Noun

borofax (uncountable)

  1. An ointment containing boric acid, applied to the skin as an antiseptic.
    • A proper dressing contributes immensely to the comfort of the patient, as well as to a satisfactory cosmetic result. After the wound is properly sutured, vaseline or borofax is lightly applied along the suture line.1951 February, Charles E. Gurney, Verner V. Lindgren, “Early Care of Traumatic Wounds of the Face”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing...

Origin of borofax

Trademark.

Questions about borofax

What does borofax mean?
Borofax means an ointment containing boric acid, applied to the skin as an antiseptic.
What part of speech is borofax?
Borofax is a noun.

Words near borofax in the dictionary

  1. Borodino bread
  2. Borodinski bread
  3. borodinskii bread
  4. Borodinskiy bread
  5. borodinsky bread
  6. borofax
  7. Boroff
  8. Boroffs
  9. borofloat
  10. borofluoric acid
  11. borofluorid

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