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Boric acid
* acts as a stomach poison.
* chemical substance with mild antiseptic properties.
* comes as a white, crystalline powder.
* compound used in certain fixers to prolong shier hardening life.
* fairly nontoxic compound that kills roaches.
* gives rice dumplings a fresher look and a better texture.
* good ingredient for ant baits and used in several commercial products.
* has some toxicity so keep out of reach of children and pets.
  - acutely poisonous if ingested, especially in infants and children
* is added to borax for use as welding flux by blacksmiths
  - salt in the curing of cattle hides, calfskins , and sheepskins
  - the cellulose material during production
* is also an effective way to control ants
  - important boron compound with major markets in textile products
  - available in gel form
  - now available as a granular material
  - useful with fleas
  - among the best cockroach insecticides
* is an important boron compound used in textile products
  - applied in a very dilute solution as an eye wash
  - approved for crack and crevice treatment in kitchen and food preparation areas
  - available in powder form from a pharmacy without a prescription
  - derived from boron, a naturally occurring mineral
  - fairly safe to use and handle
  - incompatible with acetic anhydride and potassium
  - mildly antimicrobial, and a natural boron-containing organic antibiotic is known
  - moderately toxic unless the skin is abraided or burned, then it can be highly toxic
  - odorless and extremely low in toxicity to people, pets, and other nontarget animals
* is of low toxicity to adults, but it can present a hazard to children
  - but it does pose a hazard to children
  - one inexpensive insecticide for cockroaches
* is one of the most common and effective ways to dispatch of termites
  - standard silverfish killers
  - only slightly more toxic than regular table salt when used as directed
* is probably more toxic to humans than many other registered pesticides
  - the most commonly used dust labeled for cockroach control
  - released in small quantities by borax
  - soluble in boiling water
  - the least toxic poison available for effective, long-term cockroach control
* is toxic by mouth - keep away from children and pets
  - when ingested or inhaled
* is used as a disinfectant
  - an insecticide, notably against ants, fleas, and cockroaches
* is used in pre-treating certain textiles before they are dyed
  - some nuclear power plants as a neutron poison
  - the production of the glass in LCD flat panel displays
  - traditionally as insecticide, especially against ants or cockroaches
  - to lubricate carrom and novuss boards, allowing for faster play
* kills the insects by damaging their metabolism as well as their exoskeleton.
* lubricous lamellar solid at room temperature.
* makes a triangular crystal
  - an important contribution to the absorption of low frequency sound in seawater
* mild antiseptic and is added to powder as a skin-buffering agent.
* mineral-based organic pesticide derived from the element boron.
* reacts with water to release a proton.
* safe pesticide.
* shuts down the termite's nervous system while dehydrating it.
  * ' is an acid of Boron. Its salts are called Borates. Boric acid is used as a disinfectant. It can also be used as a preservative, it has the E number 284. Boric acid by-product of the production of certain forms of glass, porcelain and vitreous enamel. It is also used as a Flame retardant. Dissolved in water, it acts as a neutron absorber in nuclear power plants.
* toxic compound, and wool normally contains phosphorus.
* white powder insecticide that is lethal to roaches.
* white, inorganic powder chemically derived from boron and water.
* widely used insecticide.

Cacodylic acid
* desiccant that causes leaf drop and death in certain hardwood species.
* has no registration in Canada.
* is chemical compounds
  - judged as essentially non-irritating to both skin and eyes