Compounds of boron feature in washing powders and cleaning products (" borax" ), antiseptics and water softeners, and also as additives in fibreglass, but such roles are humdrum.

硼化合物用在洗衣粉清洁产品(“硼砂”)、防腐剂软化剂中，也可作添加剂的玻璃，这些作用是单调的。

He improved on what came before by making his gun's central mechanism, or receiver, out of aluminium rather than heavy steel and its stock out of fibreglass.

他对之前的技术进行了改进，用铝而不是重钢制造了枪的中央机构或机匣，并用玻璃制造了枪托。