a. Chem. [f. BOR-ON + -IC.] Of or pertaining to boron; containing boron in chemical combination, as Boric chloride (B Cl3), Boric oxide (B2 O3); Boric acid, formerly called, because prepared from borax, boracic acid (H3 BO3).
1869. Roscoe, Elem. Chem., 152. Boracic or Boric Acid.
1873. Watts, Fownes’ Chem., 216. The vapour of boric chloride.
