Glauber's salt

Glau·ber's salt

G0145600 (glou′bərz)n. A colorless hydrated sodium sulfate, Na₂SO₄·10H₂O, used in paper and glass manufacturing and as a cathartic and diuretic.

[After Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-1668), German chemist.]

Glauber's salt

(ˈɡlaʊbəz) or

Glauber salt

n (Elements & Compounds) the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate[C18: named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist]

Glau′ber's salt′

(ˈglaʊ bərz)
n. a form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na₂SO₄•10H₂O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic. [1730–40; after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist]

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Glauber's salt - (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a catharticGlauber's saltssalt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

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common name for sodium sulfate decahydrate, Na₂SO₄·10H₂O; it occurs as white or colorless monoclinic crystals. Upon exposure to fairly dry air it effloresces, forming powdery anhydrous sodium sulfatesodium sulfate,
chemical compound, Na₂SO₄. It is a white, orthorhombic crystalline compound at ordinary temperatures; above 100&degC; it assumes a monoclinic structure, and above about 250&degC; it assumes a hexagonal structure.
..... Click the link for more information. . Johann GlauberGlauber, Johann Rudolf
, 1604–70, German alchemist. A forerunner of scientific chemists, Glauber made many practical advances in analytical chemistry; he devised new procedures and was the first to prepare several compounds, including Glauber's salt. Little is known of his life.
..... Click the link for more information. was the first to produce the salt (from Hungarian spring waters). The naturally occurring salt is called mirabilite. Glauber's salt is water soluble, has a salty, bitter taste, and is sometimes used in medicine as a mild laxative; it is also used in dyeing.

Glauber's salt

[′glau̇·bərz ‚sȯlt] (inorganic chemistry) Na₂SO₄·10H₂O Crystalline hydrated sodium sulfate; loses water when exposed to air; water soluble, alcohol insoluble; used in textile dyeing and medicine.

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Glauber's salt

(glou′bərz)n. A colorless hydrated sodium sulfate, Na₂SO₄·10H₂O, used in paper and glass manufacturing and as a cathartic and diuretic.

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