The principal chemical preservatives used in the curing of meats are borax and boric acid and sulfite of soda.
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Boric
Synonyms for "boric" (1 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 9 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- borik adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Belarusian
1 entries- борны adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Catalan
1 entries- bòric adj (pertaining to the element boron)
French
3 entries- boracique adj (pertaining to the element boron)
- borico adj (pertaining to the element boron)
- borique adj (pertaining to the element boron)
German
1 entries- Bor adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Italian
1 entries- borico adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Polish
1 entries- borowy adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Russian
1 entries- бо́рный adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Ukrainian
1 entries- бо́рний adj (pertaining to the element boron)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
In experiments in a semi-arid region of Mali, in West Africa, the bait—in this case a blend of boric acid with guava and honey-melon fragrances—was applied using a hand sprayer on the vegetation near a cluster of man-made ponds.
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