Glauber's salt

American  

[glou-berz] / ˈglaʊ bərz /

Or Glauber salt

noun

1. the decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 10H 2 O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic.

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Glauber's salt British  

/ ˈɡlaʊbə, ˈɡlaʊbəz /

noun

1. the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate

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Etymology

Origin of Glauber's salt

1730–40; named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist

Example Sentences

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

The bowels should be kept open by the use of appropriate diet or by the use of small regular doses of Glauber's salt.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Glauber's salt, then diazotised and develop with beta-naphthol.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

Then, if the disease be of recent date, bleed the animal largely from the jugular vein, and give it several doses of Epsom, or Glauber's salt.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose