boric acid ester

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boric acid ester [¦bȯr·ik ′as·əd ′es·tər]

(organic chemistry)

Any compound readily hydrolyzed to yield boric acid and the respective alcohol; for example, trimethyl borate hydrolyzes to boric acid and methyl alcohol.

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