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borosilicate glass

noun

  1. a glass containing 5 percent or more of B 2 O 3 , highly resistant to heat and shock, used especially in making cookware and chemical glassware.


borosilicate glass

noun

  1. any of a range of heat- and chemical-resistant glasses, such as Pyrex, prepared by fusing together boron(III) oxide, silicon dioxide, and, usually, a metal oxide


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Origin of borosilicate glass1

First recorded in 1930–35

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