orthoboric acid

[ awr-thuh-bawr-ik, -bohr-, awr-thuh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. boric acid ( def 1 ). Compare ortho- ( def 2 ).

orthoboric acid

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈbɔːrɪk /

noun

1. the more formal name for boric acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthoboric acid¹

ortho- + boric acid

Example Sentences

The salts of the normal or orthoboric acid in all probability do not exist; metaboric acid, however, forms several well-defined salts which are readily converted, even by carbon dioxide, into salts of pyroboric acid.

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