"waterglass" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From water + glass.",
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          "text": "a cheaper process for fire-proofing canvas, consisting of the deposition in the fiber of a double sodium and lead silicate. Boiling solutions of basic lead acetate and of waterglass were used.",
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          "ref": "1916, H.C. Standage, Cement: Pastes, Glues, and Gums, page 23:",
          "text": "Waterglass (Silicate of Soda) Cement.\nBy combining waterglass with cement or quicklime a double silicate, hard as stone and resisting chemical agents, is formed in a short time.",
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          "ref": "2010 July 10, Jeffrey C. Petermann, Athar Saeed, Michael I. Hammond, Aklali-Activated Geopolymers: A Literature Review, (US) Air Force Research Laboratory, page 4:",
          "text": "A fly ash material used in a study (by Xie and Xi) contained a high fraction of reactive oxides which reacted significantly with a waterglass (Na₂SiO₃) activator, leading to a high strength within a short time and under relatively lower temperatures",
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        "Sodium silicate."
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          "ref": "1916, H.C. Standage, Cement: Pastes, Glues, and Gums, page 23:",
          "text": "Waterglass (Silicate of Soda) Cement.\nBy combining waterglass with cement or quicklime a double silicate, hard as stone and resisting chemical agents, is formed in a short time.",
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