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sodium sulfate

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

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1880–85
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sodium sulfate  
n.  A white crystalline compound, Na2SO4, used to manufacture paper, glass, dyes, and pharmaceuticals.
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Main Entry: sodium sulfate
Function: noun
: a bitter salt Na2SO4 used especially in detergents, in the manufacture of wood pulp and rayon, in dyeingand finishing textiles, and in its hydrated form as a cathartic —see GLAUBER'S SALT
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sodium sulfate n.
A white crystalline compound used as a mild natural laxative and in larger doses as a hydragogue cathartic.

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