Boroglyceride, a compound prepared by heating together 62 parts of boracic acid and 92 parts of glycerine. It is extensively used as a preservative of food, and also in antiseptic surgery, combining, as it does, the valuable properties of the above-mentioned substances.
Boroglyceride
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 335
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