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Glauber's salt

Glauber's salt noun: sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.

Noun

Glauber's salt (countable and uncountable, plural Glauber's salts)

  1. sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.
    Synonyms:
    horse salt, sal mirabilis, sodium sulfate decahydrate

Synonyms of Glauber's salt

  • horse salt
  • sal mirabilis
  • sodium sulfate decahydrate

Forms of Glauber's salt

pluralGlauber's salts
alternative formGlauber salt

Origin of Glauber's salt

Glauber+salt. Named after German iatrochemist Johann Glauber (1604–1670) who manufactured sodium sulphate, a salt, in 1656.

Questions about Glauber's salt

What does Glauber's salt mean?
Glauber's salt means sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.
What part of speech is Glauber's salt?
Glauber's salt is a noun.
What is the plural of Glauber's salt?
The plural of Glauber's salt is Glauber's salts.

Words near Glauber's salt in the dictionary

  1. glatt
  2. Glatts
  3. Glatz
  4. Glatzeder
  5. Glauber
  6. Glauber's salt
  7. Glauber's salts
  8. glauberite
  9. Glaubers
  10. glaucarubin
  11. Glauce

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