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acid vs boric acid

boric acid vs acid

acid and boric acid both are nouns.

acid is an adjective but boric acid is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acid Yes Yes No No
boric acid Yes No No No
As nouns, boric acid is a hyponym of acid; that is, boric acid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acid:
  • acid: any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
  • boric acid: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
Other hyponyms of acid include alcapton, alkapton, homogentisic acid, arsenic acid, cerotic acid, hexacosanoic acid, chloric acid, chlorous acid, monobasic acid, dibasic acid, tribasic acid, tetrabasic acid, fulminic acid, gamma acid, hydriodic acid, hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid, hydroxy acid, hyponitrous acid, lysergic acid, manganic acid, 2-methylpropenoic acid, methacrylic acid, selenic acid, sulfonic acid, sulphonic acid, titanic acid, perchloric acid, carboxylic acid, aminobenzoic acid, aqua fortis, nitric acid, nitrous acid, aqua regia, nitrohydrochloric acid, barbituric acid, malonylurea, lansoprazole, Prevacid, boracic acid, orthoboric acid, bromic acid, carbamic acid, carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid, carbonic acid, chromic acid, citric acid, cyanamid, cyanamide, cyanic acid, cyanuric acid, ferricyanic acid, ferrocyanic acid, fluoroboric acid, fluosilicic acid, hydrofluosilicic acid, formic acid, fumaric acid, gallic acid, glyceric acid, glycolic acid, glycollic acid, hydroxyacetic acid, hydrobromic acid, chlorohydric acid, hydrochloric acid, muriatic acid, hydrogen chloride, hydrofluoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hypochlorous acid, iodic acid, isocyanic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, oxalacetic acid, oxaloacetic acid, ethanedioic acid, oxalic acid, oxyacid, oxygen acid, pantothen, pantothenic acid, PABA, para aminobenzoic acid, pectic acid, permanganic acid, phthalic acid, picric acid, pyruvic acid, dichromic acid, silicic acid, sulfanilic acid, sulphanilic acid, thiocyanic acid, toluic acid, triphosphoric acid, undecylenic acid, uric acid, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, vitriol, xanthic acid.
acid (noun) boric acid (noun)
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
acid (adjective) boric acid (adjective)
having the characteristics of an acid
being sour to the taste
harsh or corrosive in tone
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