boric acid

English

Noun

boric acid (plural boric acids)

(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.
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrate of boric oxide, specifically any of the three acids orthoboric acid, metaboric acid, or pyroboric acid.

Synonyms

(White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid): Acidum Boricum
boracic acid
E284 (when used as a preservative)
orthoboric acid

Translations

White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid

Catalan: àcid bòric m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 硼酸 (zh) (péngsuān)
Danish: borsyre c
Esperanto: borata acido
Faroese: borsýra f
Finnish: boorihappo (fi)
French: acide borique (fr) m
German: Borsäure (de) f
Italian: acido borico (it) m
Japanese: 硼酸 (ja) (ほうさん, hōsan)
Korean: 붕산 (bungsan)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: borsyre m or f

Nynorsk: borsyre f
Polish: kwas borowy m
Portuguese: ácido bórico m
Romanian: acid boric (ro) m
Russian: бо́рная кислота́ (ru) f (bórnaja kislotá)
Spanish: ácido bórico m
Swedish: borsyra (sv) c
Turkish: asit borik, borik asit (tr)

See also

boric acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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