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Glauber's salt

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Glau·ber's salt  (gloubrz)
n.
A colorless hydrated sodium sulfate, Na2SO4·10H2O, used in paper and glass manufacturing and as a cathartic and diuretic.
[After Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-1668), German chemist.]
Glauber's salt [ˈglaʊbəz], Glauber salt [ˈglaʊbə]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate
[named after J. R. Glauber (1604-68), German chemist]
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Noun1.Glauber's salt - (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
Glauber's salts
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)


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