soluble glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of soluble glass
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The soluble glass must be free from caustic potash.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various
Although the manufacture of soluble glass does not strictly belong to the glass maker's art, yet it is an allied process to that of manufacturing glass.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
The only use where soluble glass has met with success is in the preservation of porous stones, building materials, paintings in distemper, and painting on glass.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
Another application of soluble glass has been made by surgeons for forming a protecting coat of silicate around broken limbs as a substitute for plaster, starch, or dextrine.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
The substances employed for this purpose are borax, alum, soluble glass, and phosphate of ammonia.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir
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