boracic

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Medieval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Persian بوره (bura). ==== Adjective ==== boracic (not comparable) Relating to, or impregnated with borax. (dated, inorganic chemistry) Synonym of boric. ===== Derived terms ===== boracic acid boracic lint boracite ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Shortened from boracic lint (“skint”). ==== Alternative forms ==== brassic, brassick ==== Adjective ==== boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic) (Cockney rhyming slang) penniless ===== Synonyms ===== broke skint (British) See also Thesaurus:impoverished ===== Translations ===== === References === “boracic” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. === Anagrams === braccio