Borosilicate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Borosilicate \Bo"ro*sil"i*cate\, n. [Boron + silicate.] (Chem.)
     A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural
     minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  borosilicate
       n : a salt of boric and silicic acids