boracic

English

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• boracic acid
• boracite

Translations

of or relating to boron alias borax

• French: (dated) boracique (fr) m and f, borique (fr) m and f

Etymology 2

Shortened from boracic lint (“skint”).

Alternative forms

• brassic

Adjective

boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) penniless

Synonyms

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

Translations

penniless

• French: fauché (fr) m, fauchée (fr) f

References

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