potassium silicate


potassium silicate

[pə′tas·ē·əm ′sil·ə‚kāt] (inorganic chemistry) SiO2=K2O A compound existing in two forms, solution and solid (glass); as a solution, it is colorless to turgid in water, and is used in paints and coatings, as an arc-electrode binder and catalyst and in detergents; as a solid, it is colorless and water-soluble solid, and is used in glass manufacture and for dyeing and bleaching.