boric acid
noun[U]
uk/ˌbɔː.rɪk ˈæs.ɪd/us/ˌbɔːr.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/aweakacidmade fromborax, used as anantiseptic(= asubstancethatkillsbacteria)and in makingglass:
硼酸Items that would have been in an early 19th-century physician'smedicalbagincludeboricacidfor use as anantiseptic.十九世纪早期医生的医疗包里会有的物品包括用作抗菌剂的硼酸。
- Tablets made of boricacid,floorwax, andyellowpainthad been made tolooklike thedrug.
- Theyprefertotackletheratsusingtrapsandrelativelynon-toxicchemicalssuch as boricacid.
- Thebamboostripsareboiledinwaterand boricacidtokillanybugsorfungus.
- Leaking boricacidcausedthered,rustydepositson thisnuclearreactorvessel.
Chemicals, chemical compounds & gases
- acetic acid
- acetone
- acrolein
- acrylamide
- adenine
- aldehyde
- alkaline earth metal
- benzene
- benzoic acid
- Calor gas
- fluorocarbon
- HCFC
- HFC
- hyaluronic acid
- hydrochloric acid
- hydrochlorofluorocarbon
- hydrofluorocarbon
- metho
- tartaric acid
- tear gas