sodium metasilicate

[ met-uh-sil-i-kit, -keyt ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a white, granular sodium silicate, Na2SiO3, soluble in water: used in detergents and in bleaching and cleaning products.

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Nearby words

sodium hyposulfite, sodium hyposulphite, sodium iodide, sodium lactate, sodium meta-arsenite, sodium metasilicate, sodium methylate, sodium monoxide, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitroprusside

Origin of sodium metasilicate

First recorded in 1925–30; meta- + silicate

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