sodium silicate
any of several clear, white, or greenish water-soluble compounds of formulas varying in ratio from Na2O⋅3.75SiO2 to 2Na2O⋅SiO2: used chiefly in dyeing, printing, and fireproofing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement.
- Also called liquid glass, water glass.
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How to use sodium silicate in a sentence
A good method for the preservation of eggs is the use of sodium silicate, or water glass.
A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl | Amy WatermanThe water is slightly alkaline and resembles a very dilute solution of sodium silicate (water glass).
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. CarrIt is very refractory, and is applied by mixing with water and some bond, such as sodium silicate or gas-tar.
Eggs are submerged in lime-water or a dilute solution of sodium silicate (soluble glass).
The residue is well washed, ignited, and weighed as SiO2, and from this silica is calculated the sodium silicate.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture | W. H. Simmons
British Dictionary definitions for sodium silicate
Also called: soluble glass a substance having the general formula, Na 2 O. x SiO 2, where x varies between 3 and 5, existing as an amorphous powder or present in a usually viscous aqueous solution: See water glass (def. 1)
any sodium salt of orthosilicic acid or metasilicic acid
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