sodium silicate
sodium silicate · sodium silicates
Chemical compounds with the formula Na₂ₓSi_O_ orₓ·_y, such as sodium metasilicate…Chemical compounds with the formula Na₂ₓSi_(y,)O_(2y+x) or (Na₂O)ₓ·(SiO₂)_y, such as sodium metasilicate Na₂SiO₃, sodium orthosilicate Na₄SiO₄, and sodium pyrosilicate Na₆Si₂O₇.
Meaning
2 sensesChemical compounds with the formula Na₂ₓSi_(y,)O_(2y+x) or (Na₂O)ₓ·(SiO₂)_y, such as sodium metasilicate Na₂SiO₃, sodium orthosilicate Na₄SiO₄, and sodium pyrosilicate Na₆Si₂O₇.
A mixture of such compounds, especially the metasilicate, used in the formulation of cements, coatings, passive fire protection, textile and lumber processing, manufacture of refractory ceramics, as adhesives, and in the production of silica gel.
More definitions
- 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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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs:soluble glasswater glass