glass wool
spun glass similar to wool, used for insulation, filters, etc.
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The dark mass was extracted with hot concentrated HCl, the acid extracts filtered through glass wool using a hot water funnel.
A kind of glass wool is produced by drawing out to a capillary thread two glass rods of different degrees of hardness.
Textiles | William H. DooleyInside the glass wool was a layer of material serving exactly the function of the coating of a bulletproof gasoline tank.
Space Platform | Murray LeinsterThe flask was then allowed to cool, the entering air being filtered through a plug of glass wool or asbestos.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 288 | Variousglass wool serves to hold the calcium chloride and iodine in place.
The Science of Fingerprints | Federal Bureau of Investigation
British Dictionary definitions for glass wool
fine spun glass massed into a wool-like bulk, used in insulation, filtering, etc
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