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Glauber's salt
or Glau·ber salt
[ glou-berz ]
noun
- the decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic.
Glauber's salt
/ ˈɡlaʊbə; ˈɡlaʊbəz /
noun
- the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Glauber's salt1
1730–40; named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Glauber's salt1
C18: named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist
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