[1860–65; bor- + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, institutionalism, pop-up, raider, trade name-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'boric' in a sentence
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The experts suggest a final dose of boric acid.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Insects develop resistance to chemicals, although boric acid in powder form is effective and is less toxic than other agents.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To prevent this, operators were planning to spray the fuel pond with boric acid, which inhibits nuclear reactions.