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Glauber's salt

or Glau·ber salt

[ glou-berz ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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Example Sentences

Sulphate of soda (Glaubers salt) is sometimes preferred to salt.

The addition of acetic acid and Glaubers salt to the dyebath will result in a more uniform dyeing.

Lymington Glaubers salt is a mixture of the sulphates of soda and potassa obtained from the mother liquor of sea salt.

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