boric acid

English

Noun

boric acid (plural boric acids)

1. (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.
2. (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