sodium silicate

n. Any of various water-soluble silicate glass compounds used as a preservative for eggs, in plaster and cement, and in various purification and refining processes. Also called soluble glass, water glass.

sodium silicate

n 1. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: soluble glass a substance having the general formula, Na2O.xSiO2, where x varies between 3 and 5, existing as an amorphous powder or present in a usually viscous aqueous solution. See water glass¹ 2. (Elements & Compounds) any sodium salt of orthosilicic acid or metasilicic acid

so′dium sil′icate

n. 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 processing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement. Also called water glass.

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sodium silicate - a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggssoluble glass, water glassglass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

sodium silicate

sodium silicate,

any one of several compounds containing sodium oxide, Na₂O, and silicasilica
or silicon dioxide,
chemical compound, SiO₂. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alkalies, and soluble in dilute hydrofluoric acid. Pure silica is colorless to white.
..... Click the link for more information. , Si₂O, or a mixture of sodium silicates. Sodium orthosilicate is Na₄SiO₄ (or 2Na₂O·SiO₂); sodium metasilicate is Na₂SiO₃ (or Na₂O·SiO₂); sodium disilicate is Na₂Si₂O₅ (or Na₂O·2SiO₂); sodium tetrasilicate is Na₂Si₄O₉ (or Na₂O·4SiO₂). All these compounds are transparent, glassy or crystalline solids that have high melting points (above 800&degC;) and are water soluble. They are produced chiefly by fusing sand and sodium carbonate in various proportions. The product is commonly known as water glasswater glass
or soluble glass,
colorless, transparent, glasslike substance available commercially as a powder or as a transparent, viscous solution in water. Chemically it is sodium silicate, potassium silicate, or a mixture of these.
..... Click the link for more information. . The greatest single use of sodium silicates is as a raw material for making silica gelsilica gel,
chemical compound. It is a colloidal form of silica, and usually resembles coarse white sand. It may be prepared by partial dehydration of metasilicic acid, H₂SiO₃. Because it has many tiny pores, it has great adsorptive power.
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Sodium silicate

A liquid used in asbestos encapsulation, concrete and mortar waterproofing, and high-temperature insulations; also called water glass. This substance is nontoxic when cured but caustic when wet.

Sodium Silicate

any of the sodium salts of silicic acids. Known anhydrous sodium silicates include sodium metasilicate (Na₂O·SiO₂ or Na₂SiO₃), sodium orthosilicate (2Na₂O·SiO₂ or Na₄SiO₄), sodium sesquisilicate (3Na₂O·2SiO₂ or Na₆Si₂O₇), sodium bisilicate (Na₂O·2SiO₂ or Na₂Si₂O₅), and sodium trisilicate(Na₂O·3SiO₂ or Na₂Si₃O₇).

sodium silicate

[′sōd·ē·əm ′sil·ə‚kāt] (inorganic chemistry) Na₂SiO₃ A gray-white powder; soluble in alkalies and water, insoluble in alcohol and acids; used to fireproof textiles, in petroleum refining and corrugated paperboard manufacture, and as an egg preservative. Also known as liquid glass; silicate of soda; sodium metasilicate; soluble glass; water glass.

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noun a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution

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