salt cake

salt cake
noun
1. : anhydrous sodium sulfate Na2SO4; especially : a crude form obtained usually by reaction in a furnace of sulfuric acid on common salt in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid and used chiefly in the sulfate process for wood pulp and in making glass and chemicals
2. : a substance made by reaction of soda ash and sulfur and used in the sulfate pulp process

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Chem.
an impure form of sodium sulfate, esp. as obtained by the interaction of sulfuric acid and common salt in the synthesis of hydrochloric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of glass, ceramic glazes, soaps, and sodium salts.
[1695-1705]

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salt cake noun
Impure sodium sulphate
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Main Entry: ↑salt

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salt cake,
crude sodium sulfate that occurs as a by-product in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid from sodium chloride.

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