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Definition of Lead glass
1. Noun. Glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lead Glass
Literary usage of Lead glass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"The lead glass, XXVI, contains soda, from which the barium glass, XXVIII, is free;
... A common lime glass, XXV, and common lead glass, XXVI, were examined. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"With soda-lime gloss the fluorescence is less marked, and it is not produced in
lead glass. Antimony in the form of lead antimonial« produces an opaque ..."
3. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"Technically, two kinds of glass are recognized: lime glass and lead glass.
The alkali used may be soda, or potash, or both. Lime glass is most common and ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The ' Jena ' glass showed very considerable polarization effects, and the same
was true of the lead glass, while the barium glass showed little or no sign ..."
5. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, John Cannell Cain, Carl Schorlemmer (1913)
"lead glass is more easily attacked by aqueous solutions than the preceding ...
Besides potash-soda- lime-lead glass, many kinds of glass are made in which ..."
6. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey (1896)
"2°22 Glass which was attacked by H20 under lead glass . . . . . . 3'8 pressure
37 Glass that ... 8 lead glass from Jena ... 6 Bohemian glass from Kavalier . ..."
7. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1856)
"The stated proportion of lead-glass and carbonate of silver to the gold is for
the same temperature of firing as given for the mixture of light purple; ..."
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