Relating to or containing boron or boric acid; used in chemistry to describe compounds derived from boron.
From 'borax' or 'boric' (relating to boron) plus the suffix '-ic'; the root trace back to Persian 'burāk' which became the scientific 'boron' in modern chemistry nomenclature.
Boracic acid became famous in the Victorian era as a medicine and antiseptic—the phrase 'boracic lint' (cloth treated with boracic acid) was so common in British households that it became part of their everyday medical care before modern antibiotics.
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