ORTHOBORIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orthoboric acid mean? 

• ORTHOBORIC ACID (noun)
  The noun ORTHOBORIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: ORTHOBORIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORTHOBORIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

boric acid; orthoboric acid

Hypernyms ("orthoboric acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)