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glauberite
[ glou-buh-rahyt ]
/ ˈglaʊ bəˌraɪt /
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noun
a mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na2Ca(SO4)2, often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.
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Origin of glauberite
1800–10; <French; so called because chemically similar to Glauber's salt; see -ite1
Words nearby glauberite
glassy membrane, Glastonbury, Glastonbury chair, Glaswegian, glatt kosher, glauberite, Glauber's salt, Glauce, glaucescent, glauco-, glaucodot
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How to use glauberite in a sentence
Among the saline minerals in the cabinet are Glauberite, and Sassoline or native Boracic acid.
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