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soluble glass

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soluble glass British  

noun

  1. another name for sodium silicate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of soluble glass

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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His name is chiefly known for his mineralogical observations and for his work on soluble glass.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The soluble glass must be free from caustic potash.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

If the paper has to be made transparent, a little of a solution containing one part soluble glass in four to eight parts water is added.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle

In this case we may imagine the wood to have been acted on by water holding in solution silica, combined with soda or potash, in the manner of what is termed soluble glass.

From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, Sir J. William

As the colors applied do not stand the action of the brush, the soluble glass is projected against the wall by means of a spray.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various

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