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soluble glass

soluble glass

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soluble glass1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

Soluble glass; a simple silicate of potash or soda; or of both these alkalis.

Instead of the old-fashioned method of using wax for polishing floors, etc., soluble glass is now employed to great advantage.

Before we describe these applications, we will give the processes used in making soluble glass.

Soluble glass has also been used in Germany to a great extent for mural painting, known as stereochromy.

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.

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