Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Boric \Bo"ric\, a. (Chem.)
   Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.

   {Boric acid}, a white crystalline substance {B(OH)3}, easily
      obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the
      hot lagoons of Tuscany.

Source : WordNet®

boric acid
     n 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 [syn: {orthoboric acid}]
     2: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: {boracic
        acid}]