borotungstic acid

noun

bo·​ro·​tungstic acid

¦bōrō,

¦bȯ- + … -

: any of several complex acids of boron and tungsten (such as a colorless crystalline acid H₅BW₁₂O₄₀‧xH₂O)

called also tungstoboric acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary bor + tungstic

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