English Explanatory Dictionary

Glauber's salt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.

Word forms

Glauber's salt Glauber's salts Glauber salt

Etymology

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

Synonyms

horse salt sal mirabilis sodium sulfate decahydrate
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