GLAUBER'S SALT


Meaning of GLAUBER'S SALT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglau̇-bər(z)- ]

noun

Etymology: Johann R. Glauber died 1668 German chemist

Date: 1736

: a colorless crystalline sulfate of sodium Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O used especially in dyeing, as a cathartic, and in solar energy systems — sometimes used in plural; called also Glauber salt

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