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Glass

Hard, amorphous, brittle, inorganic, usually transparent, polymerous silicate of basic oxides, usually potassium or sodium. It is used in the form of hard sheets, vessels, tubing, fibers, ceramics, beads, etc.

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Hard, amorphous, brittle, inorganic, usually transparent, polymerous silicate of basic oxides, usually potassium or sodium. It is used in the form of hard sheets, vessels, tubing, fibers, ceramics, beads, etc.

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Indexed with the subheadings analysis, chemistry, history, radiation effects, standards.

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  1. J01.637.437w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glass. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005898. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005898
  2. Glass. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass
  3. Glass. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11469