SODIUM SILICATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium silicate mean? 

• SODIUM SILICATE (noun)
  The noun SODIUM SILICATE has 1 sense:

1. a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs

  Familiarity information: SODIUM SILICATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SODIUM SILICATE (noun)

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Meaning:

A viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sodium silicate; soluble glass; water glass

Hypernyms ("sodium silicate" is a kind of...):

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)