Assertion: boric acid | /r/HasProperty | weak antibiotic
Facets:
value: on top of the boric acid
type: OTHER
value: in the sense of brønsted acid
type: LOCATION
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Boric acid is a weak antibiotic and should not be used to treat any type of infection without the advice of a doctor.
text: Boric acid is very weak and does not dissociate in aqueous solution as a Bronsted acid but it acts as a Lewis acid by accepting a hydroxyl ion to form the tetrahydroxyborate ion, as confirmed by Raman spectroscopy20:
text: Boric acid is a weak proton donor (pK a ~ 9) in the sense of Brønsted acid, but is a Lewis acid, i.e., it can accept an electron pair.
text: On top of the boric acid, it is also known as hydrogen borate as a weak monobasic
text: Boric acid is a weak topical bacteriostatic and fungistatic, meaning it stops microbes from reproducing, but does not kill them.
text: Boric acid is a weak antibiotic and should not be used to treat any type of infection without the advice of a doctor.