BS EN ISO 21078-1:2008

Glass - A solid, typically transparent. Brittle and used in windows. The first patent granted in the UK was for Glass.

Ceramic - A hard material with excellent heat resistance made by heating a crystaline substance such as clay

oxide - A chemical compound containing oxygen

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