Boric acid fari ne, sinadari mai kristal wanda ke da taushin maganin kashe kwayoyin cuta da adanawa. Ana kuma san shi da hydrogen borate, boracic acid, ko orthoboric acid. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi wajen kera kayayyaki daban-daban kamar gilashi, yumbu, da maganin kashe kwari. Bugu da ƙari, ana amfani da shi a wasu aikace-aikacen likitanci da kayan kwalliya, gami da azaman wankin ido da kuma azaman wakili mai sauƙi na rigakafin cututtukan fata. A cikin yanayinsa, boric acid yana faruwa a matsayin ma'adinai da ake kira sassolite, kuma ana iya fitar da shi daga wasu maɓuɓɓugan wuta.