boracic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Adjective 1.1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Mediaeval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بورق (báuraq), from Persian بوره (būra).

[edit] Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to boron alias borax.

[edit] Derived terms

• boracic acid
• boracite

[edit] Etymology 2

Short for boracic lint (“‘skint’”).

[edit] Adjective

boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of boracic lint, for skint, penniless.

[edit] Synonyms

• broke
• skint (British)
• See also Wikisaurus:impoverished

[edit] References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967