Boric Acid

  

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Boric Acid

Definitions: Boric Acid

Boric Acid

Noun

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.

2. Any of various acids containing boron and oxygen.

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Specialty Definitions: Boric Acid

DomainDefinitions

Chemistry

A white crystalline acid, easily obtained from its salts and used esp. as a weak antiseptic. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Boric acid

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Properties

General

Name Boric acid
Chemical formula H3BO3
Appearance White solid

Physical

Formula weight 61.8 amu
Melting point Decomposes at 442 K (169 °C)
Density 1.4 ×103 kg/m3
Crystal structure ?
Solubility 5.7 g in 100g water

Thermochemistry

ΔfH0gas -992.28 kJ/mol
ΔfH0solid -1093.99 kJ/mol
S0gas, 1 bar 295.23 J/mol·K
S0solid 88.7 J/mol·K

Safety

Ingestion Toxic. Vomiting and diarrhea in small doses, larger doses may be fatal.
Inhalation May cause irritation.
Skin May cause irritation.
Eyes May cause irritation.
More info Hazardous Chemical Database
SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used.

Disclaimer and references

Boric acid, also called boracic acid, is a chemical compound, a mild acid often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, and a component of other chemical compounds. It exists in the form of colorless crystals or a white powder and dissolves in water. It has the chemical formula H3BO3 and is known by the chemical name hydrogen orthoborate.

It can be used as an antiseptic only for minor burns or cuts and is sometimes used in dressings or salves or is applied in a very dilute solution as an eye wash. It is poisonous if taken internally or inhaled, although it is generally not considered to be much more toxic than table salt (based on its LD50 rating of 2660).

It is often used as a relatively nontoxic insecticide, for killing cockroaches, termites, fire ants, fleas, and many other insects. It can be used directly in powdered form for fleas and roaches, mixed with sugar for ants. It is also a component of many commerical insecticides.

Borates including boric acid have been used since the time of the Greekss for cleaning, preserving food, and other activites.

The largest source of borates in the world is an open-pit mine in Death Valley, California, USA.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Boric acid."

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Synonyms: Boric Acid

Synonyms: boracic acid (n), orthoboric acid (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: boracic (chemistry).

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Crosswords: Boric Acid

English words defined with "boric acid": borate, Boroglycerideperboric acid, PyroboricSal sedativus, Sassoline, Sedative salt. (references)
Specialty definitions using "boric acid": Borates, boric acid addition, boric acid injection, boric acid injection system, boric acid make up tank, boric acid precipitation, boric acid pump, boric acid solution, boric acid transfer pump, Boric Acidsdry storage area for boric acid in bagspoison injection, poison injection systemSafety injectionTrona process. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Boric Acid

DomainTitle

References

  • The World Market for Natural Boric Acid Containing Up to 85% H3B03 (Dry Weight) and Natural Borates and Concentrates Excluding Natural Brine Borates: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The Boric Acid Murder: A Gloria Lamerino Mystery (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Photo Album: Boric Acid

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

U.S. Army, Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, TN. : Interior view of distilled water and boric acid supply. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Boric Acid

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Use poison baits, powders, gels, or paste (for example, boric acid). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Boric Acid

Expressions using "boric acid": boric acid addition boric acid injection boric acid injection system boric acid make up tank boric acid precipitation boric acid pump boric acid solution boric acid system boric acid transfer pump dry storage area for boric acid in bags. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Boric Acid

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

boric acid

450

boric acid powder

34

boric acid use

29

boric acid eye wash

10

boric acid and yeast infection

9

boric acid capsule

9

boric acid solution

5

boric acid ointment

3

borax boric acid

2
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Modern Translations: Boric Acid

Language Translations for "boric acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

borsyre (boracic acid, boric oxide, natural boric acid, orthoboric acid), boroxyd (boric oxide). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

boriumoxide (boric oxide), boorzuur (boracic acid, boric oxide, orthoboric acid), orthoboorzuur (boracic acid, orthoboric acid), monoboorzuur (boracic acid, orthoboric acid). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

boorihappo (boric oxide). (various references)

   

French

  

oxyde borique (boric oxide), anhydride borique (boric anhydride, boric oxide), acide orthoborique (boracic acid), acide monoborique (boracic acid), acide borique (boracic acid, boric oxide). (various references)

   

German

  

Borsäure (boric oxide). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βορικό οξύ, οξείδιο του βορίου (boric oxide). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

bórsav. (various references)

   

Italian

  

anidride borica (boric anhydride, boric oxide), acido ortoborico (boracic acid, orthoboric acid), acido borico (boracic acid, orthoboric acid), acido boracico (boracic acid, orthoboric acid). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

硼酸 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ほうさ" (diffusion, radiation, the Emperor's age). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oricbay aciday

   

Portuguese

  

ácido bórico (boracic acid). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

борный кислота. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ácido ortobórico (boracic acid, orthoboric acid), ácido bórico (boracic acid, boric oxide, orthoboric acid). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

borsyra. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

asit borik (boracic acid). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Boric Acid

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-c-d-i-i-o-r"

-2 letters: boracic, ciboria, cricoid.

-3 letters: accord, acidic, bardic, boccia.

-4 letters: acrid, aroid, baric, board, bocci, boric, braid, broad, caird, carbo, carob, circa, cobia, cobra, coria, croci, daric, dobra, iodic, oidia, oribi, rabic, rabid, radii, radio.

-5 letters: abri, acid, arco, arid, bard, bird, boar, bora, brad, brio, cadi, caid, carb, card, ciao, coca, coda, coir, cord.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-c-c-d-i-i-o-r"
 

+3 letters: dicarboxylic.

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Alternative Orthography: Boric Acid


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 6F 72 69 63      41 63 69 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01101111 01110010 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000001 01100011 01101001 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#111 &#114 &#105 &#99 &#32 &#65 &#99 &#105 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 006F 0072 0069 0063      0041 0063 0069 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3681847569235697570

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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Russies, Rus, ‏الروسية, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
Turks, turk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish;