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glauberite

glauberite noun: an evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂.

Noun

glauberite (uncountable)

  1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂.

Origin of glauberite

Named after Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-68), + -ite.

Words formed from glauberite

Questions about glauberite

What does glauberite mean?
Glauberite means an evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂.
What part of speech is glauberite?
Glauberite is a noun.

Words near glauberite in the dictionary

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

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