[ '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 .
[ '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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004