boric acid   (TTS Sound)

The noun boric acid has 2 senses

• boric acid, orthoboric acid -- (a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative)


• boric acid, boracic acid -- (any of various acids containing boron and oxygen)