Glau|ber's salts

Glau|ber's salts
Glau|ber's salt or Glau|ber's salts «GLOW behrz, GL-»,
hydrated sodium sulfate used in dyeing and as a laxative and diuretic. Formula: Na2SO4•10H2O
[< Johann Glauber, 1604-1668, German chemist]

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  • Glau|ber's salt — or Glau|ber s salts «GLOW behrz, GL », hydrated sodium sulfate used in dyeing and as a laxative and diuretic. Formula: Na2SO4•10H2O ╂[< Johann Glauber, 1604 1668, German chemist] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glau|ber salts — Glau|ber salt or Glau|ber salts «GLOW buhr, GL », = Glauber s salt. (Cf. ↑Glauber s salt) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glau|ber salt — or Glau|ber salts «GLOW buhr, GL », = Glauber s salt. (Cf. ↑Glauber s salt) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glauber's salts — Glauber s salt Glau ber s salt or Glauber s salts Glau ber s salts [G. glaubersalz, from Glauber, a German chemist who discovered it. See {Glauberite}.] Sulphate of soda, a well known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glauber's salt — Glau ber s salt or Glauber s salts Glau ber s salts [G. glaubersalz, from Glauber, a German chemist who discovered it. See {Glauberite}.] Sulphate of soda, a well known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glauber's salt — Glau·ber s salt .glau̇ bər(z) also Glau·ber salt bər n a colorless crystalline sodium sulfate Na2SO4·10H2O used esp. in dyeing, as a cathartic, and in solar energy systems sometimes used in pl. Glauber Johann Rudolf (1604 1670) German physician… …   Medical dictionary

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