Glauber's salt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Glauber's salt
1730–40; named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist
Example Sentences
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Glauber's salt is a natural sodium sulphate used in paper pulp and glass manufacturing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lately in northwestern North Dakota a party of Federal relief workers discovered deposits containing 20,000,000 tons of Glauber's salt, worth about $350,000,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Glauber's salt, fixing with 1½ lb. sulphate of copper and 1 lb. acetic acid.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin
When potassium-acid sulfate is neutralized by sodium base, the acid-salt divides into Glauber’s salt and potassium sulfate, which proves the acid-salt to be a mixture of the neutral salt with its acid.
From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard
One may give 1 quart of raw linseed oil and follow it the next day with 1 pound of Glauber's salt dissolved in a quart of warm water.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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