BORELE
Bor"e*le, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (Atelodus bicornis).
BORER
Bor"er, n.
1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. (b) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c) One of the larvæ of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple. (d) The hagfish (Myxine).
BORIC
Bo"ric, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron. Boric acid, a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.
BORIDE
Bo"ride, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; — formerly called boruret.
BORING
Bor"ing, n.