| A | B |
| annealing | a heat treatment used to soften |
| borosilicate | glass with some thermal shock resistance |
| coefficient | the % of expansion for each one degree Celsius |
| firepolish | to heat to remove sharp edges |
| former | oxide form a glassy network structure |
| intermediate | either as a glass former or modifier |
| leadalkali | soft glass that sparkles! |
| modifier | additive to glass that lowers the melting temperature |
| plate | type of thick |
| polarized | type of filter that allows light from one direction. |
| score | scratch to break the glass |
| sodalime | most common type of glass made of silica |
| silica | silicon dioxide (SiO2) |
| tempered | glass type that is cut |
| viscosity | measurement of thickness of a fluid |
| thermalshock | tendency to break with a rapid change in temperature |
| sourcechemical | a chemical that converts to the desired ingredient |
| Vitreous | glass-like |