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The primary industrial use of boric acid is in the manufacture of monofilament/textile fiberglass. Textile fiberglass is used to reinforce plastic in applications ranging from boats to industrial pipes and computer circuit boards.

In the jewelry industry, boric acid is often used in combination with denatured alcohol to reduce surface oxidation and the formation of fire scales on metals during annealing and soldering processes.

Boric acid is used in the production of glass for LCD flat panel displays.

In electroplating, boric acid is used as part of some proprietary formulas.

Used as a fire retardant for wood.

It is also used in the manufacture of ramming mass, a fine silica-containing powder used to produce induction furnace surfaces and ceramics.

Boric acid is added to borax for use as welding flux by blacksmiths.

Boric acid is used in combination with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or silicone oil to produce Silly Putty.

Boric acid can be used as an antiseptic for minor burns or cuts and is sometimes used in ointments and dressings such as boracic lint.

Dilute boric acid can be used as a vaginal douche to treat bacterial vaginosis due to excessive alkalinity and candidiasis due to non-albicans candida.

Boric acid as an antibacterial compound can also be used as an acne treatment.

It is also used to prevent athlete's foot by powdering socks or stockings.

Various preparations can be used to treat some types of otitis externa (ear infection) in both humans and animals.

Boric acid solutions used as eye baths or on abraded skin are known to be toxic, especially to infants, especially after repeated use; this is due to the slow rate of elimination.

In addition to its use as an insecticide, boric acid also prevents and destroys wet and dry rot present in wood.

Concentrates of borate-based treatments can be used to prevent slime, mycelium and algae growth, even in marine environments.

Boric acid is added to salt to cure cattle hides, calfskins and sheepskins. This helps to control bacterial growth and control insects.

Boric acid, the borate ion in equilibrium with its conjugate base, is widely used as a primary or auxiliary pH buffer system in swimming pools (concentration range 50 - 100 ppm boron equivalent).

Boric acid is used to treat or prevent boron deficiencies in plants. It is also used in the preservation of cereals such as rice and wheat.

Boron is used in pyrotechnics to prevent the amide-forming reaction between aluminum and nitrates.

Boric acid can be used as a colorant to make fire green.

Boric acid is used as a neutron poison in some nuclear power plants. The boron in boric acid absorbs some thermal neutrons, reducing the possibility of thermal fission.

Boric acid can be used as a lubricant on ceramic and metal surfaces.