sodium sulfate


nounChemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na2SO4, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.

Origin of sodium sulfate

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use sodium sulfate in a sentence

  • The sodium appears as Na in the sodium sulfate, and the chlorin as Cl in the two parts of hydrochloric acid.

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