boracic
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Medieval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Persian بوره (bura).
Adjective
editboracic (not comparable)
- Relating to, or impregnated with borax.
- (dated, inorganic chemistry) Synonym of boric.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editEtymology 2
editShortened from boracic lint (“skint”).
Alternative forms
editAdjective
editboracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)
Synonyms
edit- broke
- skint (British)
- See also Thesaurus:impoverished
Translations
editReferences
edit- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967