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sodium metasilicate

American

[met-uh-sil-i-kit, -keyt] / ˌmɛt əˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

a white, granular sodium silicate, Na 2 SiO 3 , soluble in water: used in detergents and in bleaching and cleaning products.

First recorded in 1925–30; meta- + silicate

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