GLAUBER'S SALT


Meaning of GLAUBER'S SALT in English

[ 'glaʊbəz , 'glɔ:- ]

■ noun a crystalline hydrated form of sodium sulphate, formerly used as a laxative.

Origin

C18: named after the 17th-cent. German chemist Johann R. Glauber .

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