water glass
noun
1
: a glass vessel (such as a drinking glass) for holding water
2
: an instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom used for examining objects in or under water
3
: a substance that consists usually of the silicate of sodium, is found in commerce as a glassy mass, a stony powder, or dissolved in water as a viscous syrupy liquid, and is used especially as a cement, a protective coating, and as a fireproofing agent
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Unaware that the water glass has been drugged, Featherleigh delivers it to Merritt, who drinks the whole thing.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024
But in contrast to the separation of oil and water or the beads that form on the outside of a water glass, the behavior of biomolecular condensates can’t be explained by thermodynamics alone.
—Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The video shows maggots inching across what appears to be a large conference table covered in a white tablecloth with water glasses, set against the backdrop of American and Israeli flags.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 July 2024
Have a table nearby that can hold a water glass, snack, book and phone — because you will be parked there for a while.
Catch more ZZZs.
—Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024
But in contrast to the separation of oil and water or the beads that form on the outside of a water glass, the behavior of biomolecular condensates can’t be explained by thermodynamics alone.
—Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The video shows maggots inching across what appears to be a large conference table covered in a white tablecloth with water glasses, set against the backdrop of American and Israeli flags.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 July 2024
Have a table nearby that can hold a water glass, snack, book and phone — because you will be parked there for a while.
Catch more ZZZs.
—Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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“Water glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20glass. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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