Boron

{bof-ron)[Kx., buraq, borax]. B = II; quantivalence ill, v. A non-metallic element occurring in two allotropic forms — as a powder and as a crystalline substance. It is the base of boric acid and of the mineral borax. Boracic, or, more properly, Boric Acid, H3BO3, a crystalline substance, found native in the volcanic lagoons of Tuscany. It occurs in white, transparent crystals, soluble in water and alcohol; it is antiseptic. Dose gr. v-xx (0.32-1.3). Unguent. ch144.xhtml a 154