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Glauber's salt
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English
sodium sulfate
Alternative forms
en Glauber salt
Etymology
en Glauber+en salt. en Johann Glauber Johann Glauber German iatrochemist 1604 1670 who manufactured sodium sulphate, a salt, in 1656.
Noun
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en inorganic compound sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.
Synonyms
en horse salt sal mirabilis sodium sulfate decahydrate
Translations
German: de Glaubersalz n
Hungarian: hu Glauber-só
Polish: pl siarczan sodu m-in