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borosilicate

(n): a salt of boric and silicic acids
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about 1 year ago reesetee said:

A type of glass in which the flux is boric oxide instead of alkali. The first borosilicate glass was created by Otto Schott in 1882. It has a low coefficient of expansion so it can withstand sudden temperature changes.

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